aroused; arousing
1
: to awaken from sleep
was aroused from a deep sleep by a loud noise
2
: to stimulate to action or to bodily readiness for activity : excite
a book that has aroused debate
3
: to excite (someone) sexually : to cause sexual arousal in (someone)
… girls whose perfume scent frightened him and aroused him.—
Elizabeth Berg
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: to awake from sleep : stir
Examples of arouse in a Sentence
The report aroused a great deal of public interest.
The husky sound of her voice could always arouse him.
Their proposal is certain to arouse the opposition.
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—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Yet, when he is aroused, Sir Walter Raleigh gives way to Nathan Detroit, often in midsentence.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
So maybe use the feelings aroused by your sister-in-law’s thoughtless, certainly injudicious, possibly naughty remark as an opportunity to rise above.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
The growing Minority Report vibes and the evidence that Feds are neck-deep in hip-hop media and culture, connecting the wrong dots, arouse a numbing resignation about future overreach.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Yet, when he is aroused, Sir Walter Raleigh gives way to Nathan Detroit, often in midsentence.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
So maybe use the feelings aroused by your sister-in-law’s thoughtless, certainly injudicious, possibly naughty remark as an opportunity to rise above.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024
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arouse
transitive verb
aroused; arousing
1
a
: to awake from sleep
b
: to rouse or stimulate to action
c
: to excite (someone) sexually : to cause sexual arousal in (someone)
2
: to give rise to
a response aroused by a stimulus
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