Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rousing

/ˈɹaʊzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: rous-ing
IPA: /ˈɹaʊzɪŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That rouses or excites.

verb

present participle and gerund of rouse

noun

The act by which somebody or something is roused.

Example Sentences

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

Inflected Forms

more rousing (comparative) most rousing (superlative) rousings (plural)

Derived Forms

rabblerousing unrousing rousingly rousingness

Phrases

rabble-rousing

Synonyms

stirring arousal

Rhymes With

housing browsing arousing espousing carousing bowsing drowsing

Questions

How do you pronounce rousing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaʊzɪŋ/.
What does rousing mean?: That rouses or excites.

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