ROUSING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of arousing
   Synonym(s)
   • arousal (what does arousal mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions
   Hypernyms(s) rousing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change of state (what does change of state mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • awakening (what does awakening mean?)
   • wakening (what does wakening mean?)
   • waking up (what does waking up mean?)
   • excitation (what does excitation mean?)
   • excitement (what does excitement mean?)
   • incitation (what does incitation mean?)
   • incitement (what does incitement mean?)
   • inflammation (what does inflammation mean?)
   • inflaming (what does inflaming mean?)
   • inspiration (what does inspiration mean?)
   • stirring (what does stirring mean?)
   • stimulation (what does stimulation mean?)
   • titillation (what does titillation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • agitate (what does agitate mean?)
   • rouse (what does rouse mean?)
   • turn on (what does turn on mean?)
   • charge (what does charge mean?)
   • commove (what does commove mean?)
   • excite (what does excite mean?)
   • charge up (what does charge up mean?)
   • arouse (what does arouse mean?)
   • elicit (what does elicit mean?)
   • enkindle (what does enkindle mean?)
   • kindle (what does kindle mean?)
   • evoke (what does evoke mean?)
   • fire (what does fire mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • provoke (what does provoke mean?)

ROUSING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading
   Usage Example(s)
   • tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation
   Similar To
   • provocative (what does provocative mean?)
2. Meaning
   • capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement
   Synonym(s)
   • stirring (what does stirring mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a rousing sermon
   • stirring events such as wars and rescues
   Similar To
   • stimulating (what does stimulating mean?)