rouse
verb (used with object)
to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc..
was rousing
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past progressiveof rouse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It was a sweltering morning and the sun shone on the Nile as the clamorous city was rousing to life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024
For them, Bentinho’s youthful energy was rousing – he was a “digitally native” spiritual teacher who could use social media to spread wisdom to new frontiers.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2020
A year after Mr. Bey photographed Mr. Obama, the candidate was rousing messianic fantasies on the left, stoked by the election’s most memorable image: Shepard Fairey’s “Hope” poster.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2014
There was rousing support, with England fans dominating the crowd to an even greater extent than in Rustenburg and Cape Town and loudly drowning out the vuvuzelas for the first time.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2010
It was rousing, it was thrilling, it was a welcome that did our hearts good; but we could not rise to the occasion.
From Private Peat by Harold Reginald Peat
