That rouses or excites.

present participle of rouse

The act by which somebody or something is roused.

plural of rousing

An arousal. / (military, Britain and Canada) The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse.

To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy. / To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.). / To provoke (someone) to action or anger.

An official ceremony over drinks. / A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic. / Wine or other liquor considered an inducement to mirth or drunkenness; a full glass; a bumper.

simple past tense and past participle of rouse

plural of rouse

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rouse