roust
verb (used with object)
to rout, as from a place.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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The cops are rousting him in crisp officious German, telling him to get on his feet, let’s go, right now, the park is closed, no sleeping in the park!
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2014