arouse
verb (used with object)
to stir to action or strong response; excite.
is arousing
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present progressiveof arouse (3rd person singular).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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Their only sin, as things stand, is arousing disgust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
For many like Mr. Cruz, the crisis is arousing a mix of emotions, reflecting how the pressures of receiving so many newcomers at once are straining a haven sometimes described as the Southwest’s Ellis Island.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
The price is falling, and its growing capacity to store energy is arousing interest.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2015
Belatedly, the Pepper bill, which would go into effect six months after it became law, is arousing serious alarm among businessmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lo! the nation is arousing From its slumbers, long and deep; And the church of God is waking, Never, never more to sleep, While a bondman, In his chains remains to weep.
From The Liberty Minstrel by George W. Clark
