rouse
verb (used with object)
to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc..
are rousing
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present progressiveof rouse.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Otherwise, these interconnected plots are rousing pulp fictions — the Quentin Tarantino film is an obvious inspiration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
Nonetheless, the familiar images of malevolence in “Mickey 17” are rousing enough to make the film feel like a comfort in increasingly dire times.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2025
The reaction made it clear that many doctors who have previously shied away from the policy fracas are rousing publicly on a different guiding principle: service to patients.
From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2017
The revelers are rousing in anticipation of the nearing fall term.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2014
Twenty years of quiet follow; great events are impending, eloquent men are rousing and leading; what is there for this silent Virginian? till suddenly he finds himself the chief commander.
From The Chief End of Man by George Spring Merriam
