rousing

[ rou-zing ]

adjective

1. exciting; stirring:

   a rousing song.

2. active or vigorous:

   a rousing campaign.

3. brisk; lively:

   a rousing business.

4. exceptional; extraordinary:

   a rousing lie.

rousing

/ ˈraʊzɪŋ /

adjective

1. tending to rouse or excite; lively, brisk, or vigorous

   a rousing chorus

Derived Forms

• ˈrousingly, adverb

Other Words From

• rousing·ly adverb
• non·rousing adjective
• un·rousing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rousing¹

First recorded in 1635–45; rouse ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

It’s not new that some politicians raise more money than others, of course, nor is it new that fundraising correlates to rabble-rousing.

From Washington Post

With stellar performances, stunning cinematography, impressive period detail and rousing musical performances, there’s a lot here to like.

From Washington Blade

At the time, WallStreetBets hadn’t yet made its name as a kind of collective investment vehicle, rousing members to pour money into stocks they considered undervalued.

From Quartz

My book couldn’t conclude with a rousing sense of wrongs righted and justice served.

From ProPublica

Netflix started its fall season a few weeks ago with Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things — stellar, but not exactly rousing — and the Southern gothic drama The Devil All the Time, which was kind of a dud.

From Vox

He delivered rousing speeches time and again, to memorable effect.

From The Daily Beast

Because it is not the rousing King we expect, we are disappointed.

From The Daily Beast

Online he was a guild leader, delivering rousing speeches to fellow gamers.

From The Daily Beast

But you must have gotten a sense of the rousing response Max was met with in the gay community.

From The Daily Beast

After “Who Gon Stop Me,” the two join each other onstage for a rousing rendition of “Otis,” the Otis Redding-sampling rap ballad.

From The Daily Beast

And that, perhaps, they will by and by succeed in rousing the "stubborn enthusiasm of the people" against themselves?

From Project Gutenberg

It may be, as Barbour says, that Bruce used the occasion to deliver to his men another rousing address.

From Project Gutenberg

Sir Matthew Fleet's visit seemed like a turning-point with the May family, rousing and giving them revived hopes.

From Project Gutenberg

The man believes every word he says, and his power of rousing strong emotion has seldom been equalled.

From Project Gutenberg

A charming poem on perfumes classifies them, rousing ideas, sensations, and memories.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bouncy
• chirpy
• enthusiastic
• lively
• spirited
• zippy