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Dictionary: rous·ing   (rou'zĭng) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring: a rousing sermon.
  2. Lively; vigorous: a rousing march tune.
  3. Used as an intensive: a rousing lie.
rousingly rous'ing·ly adv.
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Antonyms: rousing
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adj

Definition: stirring
Antonyms: dull, half-hearted


 
WordNet: rousing
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of arousing
  Synonym: arousal


The adjective rousing has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement
  Synonym: stirring

Meaning #2: rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading


 
Translations: Rousing
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - spændende, medrivende, opildnende, vældig

Nederlands (Dutch)
opwindend

Français (French)
adj. - enthousiaste, galvanisant, exaltant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - stürmisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συναρπαστικός, ζωηρός, θορυβώδης

Italiano (Italian)
eccitante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - excitante, estimulante

Русский (Russian)
активный, процветающий, превосходный, громкий, воодушевляющий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - conmovedor, estimulante, descomunal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - väckande, översvallande, väldig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使觉醒的, 使感动的, 使奋起的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 使覺醒的, 使感動的, 使奮起的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 각성 시키는, 타오르는, 터무니없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 鼓舞する, 活発な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مثير, مذهل, نشيط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חם, נלהב, מלהיב, רם‬


 
 
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