Associations to the word «Rousing»

Wiktionary

ROUSING, adjective. That rouses or excites.
ROUSING, verb. Present participle of rouse
ROUSING, noun. The act by which somebody or something is roused.

Dictionary definition

ROUSING, noun. The act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions".
ROUSING, adjective. Capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues".
ROUSING, adjective. Rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading; "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.