• Rousing

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -aÊŠzɪŋ

    Full definition of rousing

    Adjective

    rousing

    1. That rouses or excites.rousing music
      • 2011, September 29, Tom Rostance, Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas, But he still saw his side produce a rousing display which owed much to their lauded prowess from set-pieces, despite Uefa regulations meaning the pitch had to be widened and, in the process, the run-up area for Delap's long throws reduced.

    Verb

    rousing
    1. Present participle of rouse

    Noun

    rousing

    (plural rousings)
    1. The act by which somebody or something is roused.
      • 2010, Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion (page 88)Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both. Disposables can save parents repeated nighttime rousings or frequent sheet changes.

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