roused; rousing
1
2
archaic
: to cause to break from cover
rouser
noun
: an act or instance of rousing
especially
: an excited stir
Synonyms
Examples of rouse in a Sentence
Verb
I've been unable to rouse her.
I was so tired I could barely rouse myself to prepare dinner.
These animals are dangerous when roused.
She was roused to anger by their indifference.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kaete O’Connell / Made By History, TIME, 22 May 2024
The bootleg also roused a crowd singalong when the trio dropped it during their 2023 Coachella headlining set.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 May 2024
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Verb
Seventy-five years later, however, images of floating piers and airdrops engender a far different response from the rousing support Americans expressed during the Berlin Blockade.
—Kaete O’Connell / Made By History, TIME, 22 May 2024
The bootleg also roused a crowd singalong when the trio dropped it during their 2023 Coachella headlining set.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for rouse
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rouse. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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