- present participle of arouse.
arousing
Example Sentences
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What is certain is that “Now I Surrender” stubbornly fights against the kind of engagement its author is preternaturally good at arousing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
"The continuation of the trial is tearing us apart from within, arousing fierce divisions, intensifying rifts."
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
Their only sin, as things stand, is arousing disgust.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025
"They provide heads of state and government with a good excuse to break existing schedules for urgent discussions on current problems without arousing public expectations," he wrote in his book, Diplomacy: Theory and Practice.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
Zeitoun knew their prayers were arousing interest from the guards, but he and Nasser did not pause.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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