rouse

[US]/raʊz/
[UK]/raʊz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. wake up; awaken
vt. to make someone or something become more active or interested.

Phrases & Collocations

rouse from sleep

rouse to action

rouse oneself

Example Sentences

rouse the cable out.

It's time to rouse the children.

rouse the beer as the hops are introduced.

stir up; rouse up.

The bell roused me.

I usually rouse at six in the morning.

You must rouse yourself to action.

The uproar was enough to rouse both the quick and the dead.

his evasiveness roused my curiosity.

The speaker tried to rouse the masses.

The noise roused me from a deep sleep.

He was roused to anger by the insult.

He was roused to action by courageous words.

she was roused from a deep sleep by a hand on her shoulder.

once the enemy camp was roused, they would move on the castle.

she'd just stay a few more minutes, then rouse herself and go back.

the crowds were roused to fever pitch by the drama of the race.

A surprise military attack roused the nation from its lethargy.

Their rejection of these measures roused the people to indignation.

The noise of someone banging at the door roused her from her stupor.

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