rouse
verb (used with object)
to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc..
roused
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past participleof rouse.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rouse.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rouseverb (used with object)to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc..
Example Sentences
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It seems that much of the Western world is waking up, roused by that sonorous noise that they just can’t seem to shake.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
No one seems pleased to be roused from dreams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
According to The New York Times, Hellerstein was seen falling asleep during a trial last year and needed to be roused by his colleagues.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Jones' performance was the type that can have a lasting effect on a fighter's career but he and Wood roused the fans on a night when the atmosphere was sometimes flat at the O2 Arena.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Though his health was declining rapidly, newspaper accounts of the proslavery speeches in the House roused him for one final appearance in print.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
