roust
verb (used with object)
to rout, as from a place.
rousted
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past participleof roust.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 roust.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
roustverb (used with object)to rout, as from a place.
Example Sentences
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Eastern on July 20, bleary-eyed kids were rousted from their beds so they could tell their grandchildren they witnessed an epic event.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Just when they have found a welcoming home, these wandering warriors may be on the verge of getting rousted again.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
On Father’s Day 2002, two men showed up at the Pattersons’ California home around 4 a.m. and rousted him out of bed.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
When I was a kid, Richard and Mildred Loving were rousted from their wedding bed by police for the crime of getting married; he was white and she was Black.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2021
He rousted about the empty drawers of his adopted desk for matches or a lighter, but he could find nothing.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
