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rouse
1[ rouz ]
verb (used with object)
- to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.:
He was roused to action by courageous words.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
Antonyms: , ,
- to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger.
Synonyms: ,
- to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair.
- Nautical Now Rare. to pull by main strength; haul.
verb (used without object)
- to come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, apathy, depression, etc.
- to start up from a covert or lair, as game.
noun
- a rousing.
- a signal for rousing; reveille.
rouse
2[ rouz ]
noun
- Archaic. a carouse.
- Obsolete. a bumper of liquor.
rouse
1/ ˈʊɪdnɪs; ʊ /
verb
- to bring (oneself or another person) out of sleep, unconsciousness, etc, or (of a person) to come to consciousness in this way
- tr to provoke, stir, or excite
to rouse someone's anger
- rouse oneselfto become active or energetic
- hunting to start or cause to start from cover
to rouse game birds
- intr falconry (of hawks) to ruffle the feathers and cause them to stand briefly on end (a sign of contentment)
- ʊ intrfoll byon to speak scoldingly or rebukingly (to)
noun
- another term for reveille
rouse
2/ ʊ /
noun
- an alcoholic drink, esp a full measure
- another word for carousal
Derived Forms
- rousedness, noun
Other Word Forms
- dzܲ··Ա [rou, -zid-nis], noun
- dzܲİ noun
- ܲ·dzܲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of rouse1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rouse1
Origin of rouse2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The police, roused by public anger and hostile media coverage, demanded more powers to stop the "eco-loons", as the Sun newspaper dubbed them, and other protesters.
A friend of mine who attended the L.A. rally said that while it was a rousing attack on current leadership, he didn’t hear a coherent, winning plan to bring down the ruling party.
Those moments include The Curse, a rousing ballad about using alcohol to dull her anxiety, which is possibly the best song Self Esteem's ever written.
If its job is to cause misery, it's a rousing success.
After all, they concocted a rich and deeply affecting songbook that never fails to rouse my inspiration and, truly, to heighten the experience of simply being alive.
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