rousing

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adjective

rous·​ing ˈrau̇-ziŋ How to pronounce rousing (audio)
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1
a
: giving rise to excitement : stirring
a rousing speech
b
: brisk, lively
… the good, old-fashioned custom of evening weddings with a rousing dance afterwards …—Lucy Maud Montgomery
2
: exceptional, superlative
a rousing success
rousingly adverb

rousing

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present participle of rouse entry 1

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Adjective She was met with a rousing reception. a rousing rendition of our national anthem
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While Haliburton received a rousing ovation during player introductions, Indiana's play soon turned those cheers into boos. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 At the start of 2026, Democrats taking back the House and running competitively for the Senate across a daunting map might have been seen as a rousing recovery from the Party’s poor state two years ago. — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026 The final product is a rousing, brisk, and genuinely inspiring biopic that never feels like homework. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026 In a routing, rousing, definitive sweep of the Red Sox in the wild card, the current iteration of the Yankees looked like the best chance the team has had to win it all with Judge. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rousing

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First Known Use

Adjective

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of rousing was in 1576

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rousing

adjective
rous·​ing
ˈrau̇-ziŋ
1
: having the power to rouse one
sang a rousing hymn
a rousing speech
2
: very good : exceptional
a rousing business
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