- rousing, stirring - capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues"
Antonyms: unstimulating, unexciting (indirect, via stimulating)
- rousing - rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading; "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation"
Antonyms: unprovocative, unprovoking (indirect, via provocative)
- arousal, rousing - the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
--1 is a kind of change of state
--1 has particulars:awakening, wakening, waking up; excitation, excitement; incitation, incitement; inflammation, inflaming; inspiration, stirring; stimulation; titillation Derived form: verb rouse3
- bestir, rouse - become active; "He finally bestirred himself"
--1 is one way to be active, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- rout out, drive out, force out, rouse - force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
--2 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
--3 is one way to disturb, upset, trouble
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun rousing1
The bad news will rouse him
The good news will rouse her
- awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
--4 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun rouser1
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody