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rousing en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹaʊzɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. That rouses or excites.
    • rousing music
    • 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. 2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, in BBC Sport:

Forms

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most rousing Degree=Sup lexicographic
more rousing Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

rabblerousing · unrousing · rabble-rousing

rousing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹaʊzɪŋ/

Meanings

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

Forms

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rousings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

rousingly · rousingness

rousing en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɹaʊzɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of rouse
    form of rouse