rousing

Meanings

Noun

• the act of arousing

Verb

• become active
• force or drive out
• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
• cause to become awake or conscious

Adjective Satellite

• capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement
  • "a rousing sermon"
• rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading
  • "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation"

Synonyms

agitate, arousal, arouse, awaken, bestir, charge, charge up, commove, drive out, excite, force out, rouse, rout out, stirring, turn on, wake, wake up, waken

Antonyms

calm, cause to sleep