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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Rousing

/rouz'-ĭng/ · Rous·ing · IPA /ˈɹaʊzɪŋ/
01 a. Having power to awaken or excite; exciting.
  1. 1.
    Having power to awaken or excite; exciting.
    “I begin to feel Some rousing motions in me.” Milton.
  2. 2.
    Very great; violent; astounding; as, a rousing fire; a rousing lie.[Colloq.]