rousing

[ rou-zing ]
/ ˈraʊ zɪŋ /

adjective

exciting; stirring: a rousing song.
active or vigorous: a rousing campaign.
brisk; lively: a rousing business.
exceptional; extraordinary: a rousing lie.

Origin of rousing

First recorded in 1635–45; rouse1 + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM rousing

rous·ing·ly, adverb non·rous·ing, adjective un·rous·ing, adjective

Definition for rousing (2 of 2)

rouse 1
[ rouz ]
/ raʊz /

verb (used with object), roused, rous·ing.

verb (used without object), roused, rous·ing.

to come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, apathy, depression, etc.
to start up from a covert or lair, as game.

noun

a rousing.
a signal for rousing; reveille.

Origin of rouse

1
1480–90 in sense “(of a hawk) to shake the feathers”; 1525–35 for def 3; origin uncertain

synonym study for rouse

1, 2. See incite.

OTHER WORDS FROM rouse

rous·ed·ness [rou-zid-nis] /ˈraʊ zɪd nɪs/, noun rous·er, noun un·roused, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for rousing (1 of 3)

rousing
/ (ˈraʊzɪŋ) /

adjective

tending to rouse or excite; lively, brisk, or vigorous a rousing chorus

Derived forms of rousing

rousingly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for rousing (2 of 3)

rouse 1
/ (raʊz) /

verb

noun

mainly US another term for reveille

Derived forms of rouse

rousedness (ˈraʊzɪdnɪs), noun

Word Origin for rouse

C15 (in sense 5): origin obscure

British Dictionary definitions for rousing (3 of 3)

rouse 2
/ (raʊz) /

noun archaic

an alcoholic drink, esp a full measure
another word for carousal

Word Origin for rouse

C17: probably a variant of carouse (as in the phrase drink a rouse, erroneous for drink carouse); compare Danish drikke en rus to become drunk, German Rausch drunkenness