rouse
verb (used with object)
to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc..
is rousing
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present progressiveof rouse (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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He is rousing when he is strategizing, but also has fits of madness.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2023
"It is rousing fare, made with enough conviction for it to get away with its moments of extreme kitsch silliness."
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2018
While Williams’ score is rousing, the subject matter of the film makes it an odd selection for a figure skating performance, especially one by a German skater.
From Time ● Feb. 23, 2018
This season, Ramos is rousing more cheers than ever before.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2016
“Because the excitement of another’s trouble or suffering is rousing you up, old fellow, and making you seem something like what you were of old.”
From Witness to the Deed by George Manville Fenn
