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rousing

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊzɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -aʊzɪŋ

Adjective

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rousing (comparative more rousing, superlative most rousing)

  1. That rouses or excites.
    rousing music
    • 2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      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.

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Verb

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rousing

  1. present participle and gerund of rouse

Noun

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rousing (plural rousings)

  1. 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.

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