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[ rou-zing ] / ˈraʊ zɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rousing ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveexciting; stirring: a rousing song. active or vigorous: a rousing campaign. brisk; lively: a rousing business. exceptional; extraordinary: a rousing lie. Origin of rousingFirst recorded in 1635–45; rouse1 + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM rousingrous·ing·ly, adverbnon·rous·ing, adjectiveun·rous·ing, adjectiveWords nearby rousingRous, Rous-associated virus, rouse, rouseabout, rouser, rousing, Rous sarcoma, Rous sarcoma virus, Rousseau, Rousseauism, Rousseau, Jean-Jacques Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rousingBecause it is not the rousing King we expect, we are disappointed. Martin Luther King’s Nobel Speech Is an Often Ignored Masterpiece|Malcolm Jones|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST After “Who Gon Stop Me,” the two join each other onstage for a rousing rendition of “Otis,” the Otis Redding-sampling rap ballad. Jay Z and Kanye West Deliver the Mother of All Performances at SXSW|Marlow Stern|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST This is met by a rousing round of applause and knowing nods. Backstage at the Razzie Awards, Honoring Hollywood’s Worst Films|David Eckstein|March 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST The rousing response to that from fans in attendance: who friggin cares? Britney Spears’s Vegas Show Is a Big Fat Hit, Obviously|Kevin Fallon|December 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That joke in particular, got a rousing response from the audience. Yes, 'Saturday Night Live' Predicted the Obamacare Failure|Kevin Fallon|November 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST Why did he insist on rousing me when I was there alone, quite peaceful, forgetting everything, sunk in a placid indulgent calm! The Torrent|Vicente Blasco Ibaez The play went on, and Kathleen, rousing with a start out of her languid mood, watched it with eager eyes. Kathleen's Diamonds|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller But, rousing himself at length, he rose and scanned the river for signs of his late escort. When the engine-room staff heard that our pursuers had given up the chase they greeted the news with three rousing cheers. Gun running for Casement in the Easter rebellion, 1916|Karl Spindler Finally, for the work of enlightening and rousing France to insurrection, only a sum of 100,000 francs was allowed. History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary
British Dictionary definitions for rousing
adjectivetending to rouse or excite; lively, brisk, or vigorousa rousing chorus Derived forms of rousingrousingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rousingzippy, enthusiastic, spirited, bouncy, lively, chirpy, busy, refreshing, brisk, alert, jumping, dashing, active, animated, stimulating, bustling, buzzing, astir, bright, buoyant |