Antonyms for rousing

Grammar : Adj

Spell : rou-zing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈraʊ zɪŋ

Definition of rousing

Origin : mid-15c., intransitive probably from Anglo-French or Old French reuser, ruser, originally used in English of hawks shaking the feathers of the body, but like many hawking terms it is of obscure origin. Figurative meaning "to stir up, provoke to activity" is from 1580s; that of "awaken" is first recorded 1590s. Related: Roused; rousing.

adj stirring

Example sentences :

The boy, rousing for an instant, would lapse again into stupor.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

As she left for her state-room, a rousing cheer was heard from on deck.
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

He was rousing the dissenters against the Church school of the estate.
Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

It is not only the existence of war that is rousing the conscience.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

She was on the point of rousing Etienne and of carrying him there in her arms.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

The mere thought of his being that had ended by rousing her sympathies!
Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola

Then, 'fore Hammond could stop her, she run for him and give him a rousing big hug.
Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"Some other course must be found," cried the King, rousing himself.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini

“I am before my time,” she confessed simply, rousing herself.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

She ate a rousing breakfast and was especially pleased with the coffee.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

Synonyms for rousing

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