rousing adj

1 capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues" [syn: stirring]

2 rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading; "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation" n : the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" [syn: arousal]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊzɪŋ

Adjective

1. That rouses or rouse.

   rousing music

Verb

rousing

1. present participle of rouse

activating, alert, alluring, animate, animated, animating, animative, arousal, awakening, awful, bracing, bright, brisk, challenging, cheering, cordial, crisp, crispy, dashing, deadly, dreadful, electrifying, encouraging, energetic, energizing, enlivening, enthusiastic, exciting, exhilarating, exhilarative, fearful, fervent, fresh, frightful, galvanic, galvanizing, gay, horrible, howling, inspiring, inspiriting, intoxicating, invigorating, invigorative, inviting, keen, lively, peppy, piquant, prompting, provocative, provoking, quickening, refreshful, refreshing, regaling, reveille, rude awakening, spirited, sprightly, stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, terrible, terrific, thumping, tonic, viable, vigorous, vitalizing, whacking, zestful, zesty