rousing

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Editorial note

That said, still a rousing ride and a lot of fun.

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Quick take

the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of rousing gathered in one view.

noun

the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"

adjective

capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues"

adjective

rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading; "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rousing.

noun

the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"

adjective

capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues"

adjective

rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading; "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation"

Example sentences

That said, still a rousing ride and a lot of fun.

This article is more rabble rousing than anything.

The drill team will start every morning with a rousing cheer "Release the Kracken!

" If you listen to him it's as though their new desktop is already a rousing success.

I'd argue that this is absolutely not a "rousing success" or "play[ing] the game well enough".

This document seems like a rabble rousing speech without any substance at all.

The grades go through the roof, and at the end of the class the students climb on their desks for a rousing chorus of "oh captain my captain".

Schmeiser made a very good job of rousing the media in his support, but he definitively broke the law.

I came here hoping to encounter a rousing debate on why we should use the firing squad for all executions, but this is much more interesting.

In that context, it's a rousing success: he knows how to play the game well enough that he can renege on a $24M obligation and still keep his $80M of personal assets intact.

"Today I want to synthesize the strategic direction and massive opportunity I've been discussing for the last few months".I feel jargon like this is particularly unfortunate when used in a rousing team-building speech.

The idea of hiding content due to unwanted rabble rousing, at the loss of the content and discussion regarding dual use tech, strikes me as the preferd solution of someone who stands to lose business and is attempting to protect themselves.

It's beyond hilarious that blog posts about app developers doing annoying things to make money are totally welcome on HN, and typically spark comments rabble-rousing towards the goal of making a "Developer's Professional Ethics Code.