crouse
adjective
brisk; lively.
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crouse
1 American
[kroos]
/ krus /
adjective
Scot. and North England.
Crouse
2
American
[krous]
/ kraʊs /
noun
crouse
British
/ kruːs /
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of crouse
1250–1300; Middle English crus, crous fierce, bold, violent < Middle Low German or Frisian krūs crisp; cognate with German kraus
Example Sentences
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If successful, the new regulation is barred from being implemented by the federal government unless Congress passes legislation approving such a crouse.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
In proverbs such as "A cock's aye crouse on his ain midden" Scotland's tough, sardonic history is distilled.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2010
Duncan couldna be her death, Swelling pity smoor'd his wrath; Now they're crouse and cantie baith, Ha, ha, the wooing o't.
From Old Ballads by Various
We all cracked very crouse about fighting; but one dark night we got a fleg in sober earnest.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
Nanny will think hersell fitted at last; but ye maunna be ower crouse wi’ Nanny, Master William.”
From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 by Herbert Willis
For Crouse, the musical is about many things: music itself, of course, but also vocation, integrity and faith: “There was a lot for them to get their teeth into in terms of a story.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
“We do not see Hubble as being on its last legs,” Crouse said.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 4, 2024
Crouse made it 3-1 by flipping a backhander past Pickard early in the third period, but Foegele tied it with a shot from the slot that beat Ingram to the glove side.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
Copley lost his shutout in the final 65 seconds of the second period, when he stopped a shot by Crouse but couldn’t control it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
Then the boys saw the unknown Germans give Crouse some money.
From The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods by Edward Stratemeyer
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