Arouse

//əˈɹaʊz//

"Arouse" in a Sentence (19 examples)

Events of that type generally arouse suspicion.

His opinion does not arouse any sympathy in his colleagues.

Don't arouse him from his sleep!

What should I do to arouse desire in the man I'm interested in?

How to arouse a woman's desire?

Coffee does not arouse my interest.

Does Lochhead manage to arouse our sympathy?

Many of the text formulations arouse suspicion that the author failed to mention a reliance on some English source.

He knew that his move would arouse opposition but he didn't care about it.

I remain silent because I don't want your words to arouse even more hatred in the hearts of my enemies.

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to arouse compassion, jealousy, or anger

Those insults aroused me to anger.

“My tastes,” he said, still smiling, “incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet.” And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: “I prefer a farandole to a nocturne ; I'd rather have a painting than an etching ; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…].”

She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination.

His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.

[…] grinding against their partners like burlesque performers, which even in parody Terry found erotic—reminding him of the Persian belly dancer he'd seen at the college, whose sensual dancing aroused him despite her claim of high art.

I can't wear wool underwear: it tends to arouse me at inappropriate times.

He kenned not whether it was devil or mortal, but flung himself on the roadside and lay like a corp for an hour or more, till the rain aroused him.

1996, Beruga (line translated by Dan Owsen), Terranigma. Nintendo of America. I have no idea who you are, but I thank you for arousing me.

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