- cause to stop sleeping."she was roused from a deep sleep by a hand on her shoulder"synonymes : wake, wake up, awaken, waken, arouse, call, get up, give someone a shout, knock up
- make angry or excited."the crowds were roused to fever pitch by the drama of the race"synonymes : stir up, excite, galvanize, electrify, stimulate, inspire, move, fire up, fire the enthusiasm of, fire the imagination of, get going, whip up, inflame, agitate, goad, provoke, incite, egg on, spur on, light a fire under, inspirit, annoy, anger, make angry, infuriate, send into a rage, madden, incense, vex, irk, work up, exasperate, aggravate
- stir (a liquid, especially beer while brewing)."rouse the beer as the hops are introduced"
- haul (something) vigorously in the specified direction."rouse the cable out"
What is the synonym of rouse?
arouse, awake, awaken, get up, stir, wake up, agitate, disturb, fire up, galvanize, heighten, incite, inflame, kindle, provoke, rile, startle, trigger, whip up, work up.
What does rouse mean slang?
(slang, when followed by "on") To tell off; to criticise. He roused on her for being late yet again.
What does rouse himself mean?
to wake someone up or make someone more active or excited: He roused himself (from a pleasant daydream) and got back to work.
What does rousing mean mean?
: giving rise to excitement : stirring. a rousing speech. : brisk, lively. : exceptional, superlative. a rousing success.
What does it mean to rouse someone?
to wake someone up or make someone more active or excited: He roused himself (from a pleasant daydream) and got back to work. The speaker attempted to rouse the crowd with a cry for action. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
What does it mean to rouse a furor?
To give rise to; bring about: an ad that roused my curiosity; a book that roused a furor. 1. To awaken. 2. To become active, attentive, or excited. [Middle English rousen, to shake the feathers: used of a hawk, perhaps from Old French reuser, ruser, to repel, push back, from Vulgar Latin *recūsāre, from Latin, to refuse; see recuse .]
What is the root word of Rouser?
2. To become active, attentive, or excited. [Middle English rousen, to shake the feathers: used of a hawk, perhaps from Old French reuser, ruser, to repel, push back, from Vulgar Latin *recūsāre, from Latin, to refuse; see recuse .] rous′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.