rousing

comparative more rousing · superlative most rousing

1. That rouses or excites.

   rousing music

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   But he still saw his side produce a rousing display which owed much to their lauded prowess from set-pieces, despite Uefa regulations meaning the pitch had to be widened and, in the process, the run-up area for Delap's long throws reduced.

   2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, in BBC Sport

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rouse

plural rousings

1. The act by which somebody or something is roused.

   Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both. Disposables can save parents repeated nighttime rousings or frequent sheet changes.

   2010, Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion, page 88