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Webster 1913 Edition
Rousing
Rous′ing
,Adj.
1.
Having power to awaken or excite; exciting.
I begin to feel
Some
Some
rousing
motions in me. Milton.
2.
Very great; violent; astounding;
as, a
. rousing
fire; a rousing
lie[Colloq.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Rousing
ROUS'ING
, ppr.1.
Awaking from sleep; exciting; calling into action.2.
a. Having power to awaken or excite.3.
Great; violent; as a rousing fire. [Vulgar.]Definition 2025
rousing
rousing
English
Adjective
rousing (comparative more rousing, superlative most rousing)
- That rouses or excites.
- rousing music
- 2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, in BBC Sport:
- But he still saw his side produce a rousing display which owed much to their lauded prowess from set-pieces, despite Uefa regulations meaning the pitch had to be widened and, in the process, the run-up area for Delap's long throws reduced.
Verb
rousing
- present participle of rouse
Noun
rousing (plural rousings)
- The act by which somebody or something is roused.
- 2010, Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion (page 88)
- Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both. Disposables can save parents repeated nighttime rousings or frequent sheet changes.
- 2010, Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion (page 88)