adj
Meaning 1
That rouses or excites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- rousing music
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rousing
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɹaʊzɪŋ/
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rhymes with -aʊzɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: R AW1 Z IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act by which somebody or something is roused.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of rouse
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a rousing sermon
- stirring events such as wars and rescues
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stirring
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
the act of arousing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arousal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change of state
Narrower terms: awakening, wakening, waking up, excitation, excitement, incitation, incitement, inflammation, inflaming, inspiration, stirring, stimulation, titillation
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.