arouse
verb (used with object)
to stir to action or strong response; excite.
have aroused
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present perfectof arouse.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He says that she had been riding her bicycle by herself and she arrived at the hospital without a backpack or anything else that might have aroused suspicion.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
But the list is a compilation of names that have aroused suspicion for any number of reasons and includes people from all over the world.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
But Barts, in particular, seems to have aroused special ire among critics within the county.
From Fox News ● Aug. 25, 2021
The satellites have aroused the ire of optical astronomers because of the bright streaks they leave across telescopes’ fields of view.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 9, 2020
There is a group of six or seven people gathered just a little way behind me who have aroused my curiosity a little.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
