[
UK
/ɹˈaʊz/
]
[ US /ˈɹaʊs, ˈɹaʊz/ ]
[ US /ˈɹaʊs, ˈɹaʊz/ ]
VERB
-
become active
He finally bestirred himself -
cause to become awake or conscious
He was roused by the drunken men in the street
Please wake me at 6 AM. -
force or drive out
The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M. -
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
How To Use rouse In A Sentence
- The battery-operated doll comes complete with walkie-talkie and a wardrobe choice of military fatigues or bolero jacket and gold trousers.
- With a bit of luck, this will finally spell the end of those unforgiving hipster trousers.
- Football arouses a good deal of passion among its supporters.
- The threatened uniform typically consists of a khaki military tunic with trousers, though in Scottish regiments the trousers are usually tartan or replaced by a kilt.
- This can not be done through any system of methods, neither are narrow interests or unexacting tasks sufficient to arouse all that the soul has now to give. The Unfolding Life A Study of Development with Reference to Religious Training
- There are few food topics that arouse as much emotion as fish and chips. Times, Sunday Times
- It is this which so powerfully arouses sentiment in us.
- But everything of mine seems so tacky (trouser wise) but luckily, I found a ripper pair in the shop which are simply perfect.
- Those who had struck it rich wore black woollen trousers and Napoleon boots, and sported silk sashes and gaily coloured kerchiefs.
- The fledgling stiffened, feathers bristling as though roused by a gale.
