rousing
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rous·ing
(rou′zĭng)adj.
1. Inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring: a rousing sermon.
2. Lively; vigorous: a rousing march tune.
3. Used as an intensive: a rousing lie.
rous′ing·ly adv.
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rousing
(ˈraʊzɪŋ)adj
tending to rouse or excite; lively, brisk, or vigorous: a rousing chorus.
ˈrousingly adv
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rous•ing
(ˈraʊ zɪŋ)adj.
1. exciting; stirring: a rousing speech.
2. active or vigorous.
3. brisk; lively: a rousing business.
4. exceptional; extraordinary.
[1635–45]
rous′ing•ly, adv.
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| Noun | 1. | rousing - the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics awakening, wakening, waking up - the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most" excitation, excitement - something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day" incitement, incitation - an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny" inflaming, inflammation - arousal to violent emotion stirring, inspiration - arousing to a particular emotion or action stimulation - the act of arousing an organism to action titillation - an agreeable arousal |
| Adj. | 1. | rousing - capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues" stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion" |
| 2. | rousing - rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading; "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation" provocative - serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope |
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rousing
adjective lively, moving, spirited, exciting, inspiring, stirring, stimulating, vigorous, brisk, exhilarating, inflammatory, electrifying He gave a rousing speech to the convention.
boring, dull, sluggish, dreary, lifeless, wishy-washy (informal), wearisome, spiritless, unenergetic
boring, dull, sluggish, dreary, lifeless, wishy-washy (informal), wearisome, spiritless, unenergetic
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rousing
adjectiveServing to enliven:
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Translations
مُثير
vzrušující
lelkesítõ
örvandi, hvetjandi
heyecanlandırıcıtahrik edici
rousing
[ˈraʊzɪŋ] ADJ [applause] → caluroso; [song] → vivo, lleno de vigor; [speech] → conmovedor; [welcome] → emocionado, entusiastaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rousing
[ˈraʊzɪŋ] adj [welcome] → enthousiaste; [speech, cheers, anthem, chorus] → enthousiaste; [finale] → enthousiasmant(e)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rousing
adj speech, sermon → zündend, mitreißend; cheers, applause → stürmisch; music → schwungvoll; chorus → schallend; reception → überschwänglich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rousing
[ˈraʊzɪŋ] adj (cheer) → entusiasmante; (welcome, applause) → entusiastico/a; (speech, song) → trascinanteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rouse
(rauz) verb1. to awaken. I'll rouse you at 6 o'clock.
2. to stir or excite. Her interest was roused by what he said.
ˈrousing adjective stirring; exciting. a rousing speech.
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