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
This is rousing, and not out of tune with our times.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022
"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
She is rousing to anger and vengeance the whole tribe.
From The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot by Evelyn Everett-Green
