ROUSE
What does "ROUSE" mean?
To wake someone from sleep, or to stir them into action or strong feeling.
Meanings
- To bring out of sleep; to awaken. The alarm failed to rouse him.
- To stir into activity, excitement, or strong emotion. The speech roused the crowd to cheer.
- To startle game or an animal from cover. The dogs roused a hare from the hedge. technical
Word origin
Of uncertain origin, first recorded in the late 15th century; possibly originating as a falconry term.
Remember it
ROUSE = wake to a ROUSing cheer; picture a crowd RISING (R-) up from their seats, stirred to their feet.
A little poem
A hand on the shoulder, the dark pulled back-
the sleeper surfaces, blinking, raw.
Some mornings are a kind of rescue.
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Wordplay
- The drowsy speaker tried to rouse the audience, but only managed to rouse himself - mid-sentence, from his own nap.
What it teaches
It takes far less to rouse a feeling than to sustain one - the cheer is easy; the staying awake is the work.
Quick facts
What does ROUSE mean?
To wake someone from sleep, or to stir them into action or strong feeling.
Is ROUSE a valid word?
Yes — ROUSE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ROUSE?
ROUSE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does ROUSE come from?
Of uncertain origin, first recorded in the late 15th century; possibly originating as a falconry term.
What can ROUSE teach us?
It takes far less to rouse a feeling than to sustain one - the cheer is easy; the staying awake is the work.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.