rouses

verb

present tense third-person singular of rouse
1
as in wakes
to cause to stop sleeping the honking horns roused her from a deep sleep

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2
as in awakes
to cease to be asleep I finally roused around noon, after going to bed very late

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Recent Examples of rouses The 2026 club just might be the team that rouses them. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 May 2026 Thankfully, there's something to that old adage about felines having nine lives because The Jellicle Ball rouses Cats from its grave. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026 Hope rouses life to continue, to expand, to grow, to reach out, to go on. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 Set in a dreary English seaside town on the day a fascinating stranger visits and rouses Tom’s dreams, the story feels as timeless as its themes. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2025 No, Kravitz is an artist who builds from the essence of his music, true rock ‘n’ roll, creating a live show that doesn’t push boundaries but rouses the audience and satisfies our yearning for a real rock star. — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 Front-axle motors deliver their full monty of instantaneous torque at every possible engine speed between 0 and 2,000 rpm; 2,000 rpm is the point at which the gas engine rouses itself to take over the majority of propulsion. — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouses
  1. wakes
  2. awakes
  3. awakens
  4. arouses
Verb
  • A couple in crisis wakes to find their apartment sealed off by a mysterious, unbreakable substance.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Every morning, Chef wakes Tony with a bucket of cold seawater.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of wakes
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  • While preparing for a trip, he is rendered unconscious using knockout gas and awakes to find himself inside a perfect recreation of his own home, but this one is located in a mysterious settlement known as The Village.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Just at that moment, Jamie — our dream lover in every sense — awakes with a jolt.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of awakes
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  • The story follows insurance investigator Lu Xian, who awakens a mysterious precognitive power and discovers he is descended from an ancient legendary guardian.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The 12-year-old student council member spoke about how the shofar, the ram’s horn blown during High Holy Days, awakens Jews to reflect on and reaffirm their beliefs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of awakens
Verb
  • More than three devices is considered a cluster that arouses interest.
    — Carolyn Forché, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • That intense scarcity arouses a FOMO among very wealthy car lovers that allows Ferrari to charge prices like $250,000 for one of its entry-level cars, and $3 million for a hypercar like its F80.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Rouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouses. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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