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rousing

[rou-zing]

adjective

  1. exciting; stirring.

    a rousing song.

  2. active or vigorous.

    a rousing campaign.

  3. brisk; lively.

    a rousing business.

  4. exceptional; extraordinary.

    a rousing lie.



rousing

/ ˈʊɪŋ /

adjective

  1. tending to rouse or excite; lively, brisk, or vigorous

    a rousing chorus

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • rousingly adverb
  • nonrousing adjective
  • unrousing adjective
  • ˈdzܲԲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rousing1

First recorded in 1635–45; rouse 1 + -ing 2
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In one rousing moment, she and her combatant greedily grab and smash plate after plate after plate on each other’s heads.

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Following a rousing ovation, designated hitter Aaron Judge — who upped his batting average to a league-high .398 — loaded the bases on an infield single.

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That may be the plan, or at least a plan, but it hasn’t gotten off to a rousing start.

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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.

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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.

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