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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring: a rousing sermon.
  2. adj. Lively; vigorous: a rousing march tune.
  3. adj. Used as an intensive: a rousing lie.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A method of curing herring; roiling. See rouse, transitive verb, 6.
  2. Having power to rouse, excite, or astonish; surprisingly great, swift, violent, forcible, lively, or the like: as, a rousing fire; a rousing pace; a rousing meeting; a rousing lie or oath.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. That rouses or excites
  2. v. present participle of rouse.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Having power to awaken or excite; exciting.
  2. adj. colloq. Very great; violent; astounding.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the act of arousing
  2. adj. rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading
  3. adj. capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement

Examples

  • “Leila Abu Saba posts a statement by Israeli activist, Shulamit Aloni, read at the Saturday Gaza protest, which she described as a rousing speech.”

    A Rousing Speech at Gaza

  • “Anyone who can preach what you call rousing sermons is considered”

    The Seaboard Parish, Complete

  • “Nor could he wait the hour designated; for he was fifteen minutes ahead of time in rousing his guest.”

    TO THE MAN ON THE TRAIL

  • “Jan. 8th, 2010 04: 06 pm (UTC) "The emotions rise from the subtext and take center-stage in rousing number after number until my ability to respond to rousing music kind of numbed out ...”

    Ragtime

  • “The emotions rise from the subtext and take center-stage in rousing number after number until my ability to respond to rousing music kind of numbed out -- although that may have been because I found the music bland -- except for those based most directly on actual ragtime, which were much fresher than the over-wrought ballads and anthems of the rest.”

    Ragtime

  • “People, normally who at this early afternoon hour are just now rousing from the midday sun-induced stupor, seem today to have been infected with some the electricity crackling through the air and scamper about trying finish up any last business.”

    First Rains « Cameroon

  • “Tiger Woods, who won the last two PGA Championships in rousing fashion, is at an unassuming 1-under par and won't challenge for the title this year.”

    USATODAY.com - Bumbling Tiger showing only glimpses of former self

  • “Toledo opened the Tom Amstutz era in rousing fashion as Chester”

    NCAA Football - Minnesota vs. Toledo

  • “Inman's eyes and the long wound at his neck drew them, and the sound of their wings and the touch of their feet were soon more potent than a yardful of roosters in rousing a man to wake.”

    Excerpt: Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

  • “It 's a very nice thing, and I am perfectly satisfied," announced Mrs. Shaw, rousing from a slight doze.”

    An Old-Fashioned Girl

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  • ruzuzu Thank you, hernesheir! *added* Sep 15, 2011

  • hernesheir Ruzuzu: note the CD citation regarding herring. Can't comment on your herring list or profile in Wordnik's current state. Sep 15, 2011

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