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    rousing
    /ˈraʊzɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. exciting; stirring: "a rousing speech"
    • 2. (of a fire) blazing strongly: archaic "a fine rousing fire that will soon warm you"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROUSING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ROUSING definition: 1. making people feel excited and proud or ready to take action: 2. making people feel excited and…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rousingRousing Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ROUSING is giving rise to excitement : stirring. How to use rousing in a sentence. giving rise to excitement : stirring; brisk, lively; exceptional, superlative…

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rousingRousing - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading. “tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation” synonyms: provocative. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy. noun. the act of arousing. synonyms: arousal. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishROUSING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. that rouses; stirring. a rousing speech. 2. very active or lively; vigorous; brisk. a rousing business. 3. extraordinary; remarkable. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. rousingly (ˈrousingly) adverb. Word Frequency. rousing in American English.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › rousingROUSING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Rousing definition: exciting; stirring. See examples of ROUSING used in a sentence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrousing adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of rousing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › rousingRousing - definition of rousing by The Free Dictionary

    Define rousing. rousing synonyms, rousing pronunciation, rousing translation, English dictionary definition of rousing. adj. 1. Inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring: a rousing sermon. 2. Lively; vigorous: a rousing march tune. 3. Used as an intensive: a rousing lie....

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › rousing_adjrousing, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    What does the word rousing mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word rousing. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word rousing? About 0.3 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word rousing pronounced?

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › rousingRousing Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Very active or lively; vigorous; brisk. A rousing business. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Extraordinary; remarkable. Webster's New World. Used as an intensive. A rousing lie. American Heritage. Synonyms: stirring. vivifying. vitalizing. stimulating. quickening. enlivening. animating. verb. Present participle of rouse. Wiktionary.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › rousingrousing | meaning of rousing in Longman Dictionary of...

    rousing meaning, definition, what is rousing: a rousing song, speech etc makes people ...: Learn more.