arouse

Definition of arouse in English English dictionary: To sexually stimulate
I can't keep my eyes off the dancer, she arouses me greatly.; To stimulate feelings
The new building proposals in the village are arousing unneeded discomfort.; To wake from sleep or stupor
She was snoring and nothing would arouse her.; {v} to awaken from sleep suddenly, to excite; to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"; If something arouses a particular feeling or instinct that exists in someone, it causes them to experience that feeling or instinct strongly. There is nothing like a long walk to arouse the appetite; If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude. We left in the daytime so as not to arouse suspicion; {f} excite, stimulate; prod, urge; cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM "; cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"; to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir; If you are aroused by something, it makes you feel sexually excited. Some men are aroused when their partner says erotic words to them. + aroused aroused Some men feel that they get most sexually aroused in the morning. + arousing arous·ing Being stroked by a partner is usually more arousing than stroking yourself; call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"; evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"; stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"; To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties; call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir; stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
arouse controversy: cause disagreement, stir up contention
arouse sexually: {f} arouse in a sexual manner; arouse the sexual desires of
arouse the ire: stir up anger
arousal: A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, including elevated heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, mobility and readiness to respond
Subjects report the physiological arousals induced by adrenaline and placebo differently.
arousal: Sexual arousal
arousing: An act or occurrence in which something is aroused
arousing: Present participle of arouse
Arousing: titillating
arousal: awakening from sleep
arousal: {i} excitement, stimulation
arousal: "Partial" arousal is an abrupt change from a "deep" stage of NREM sleep (stage 3-4) to a "lighter" one (stage 2 or 1) "Full" arousal means awakening During an arousal, your muscle tone increases, your heart may beat faster and you may move
arousal: Levels of activity from alertness to drowsiness
arousal: a state of heightened physiological activity
arousal: the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" awakening from sleep a state of heightened physiological activity
arousal: Arousal is a state in which you feel excited or very alert, for example as a result of fear, stress, or anger. Thinking angry thoughts can provoke strong physiological arousal. excitement, especially sexual excitement
arousal: the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
arousal: Being awake Primitive state of alertness managed by the reticular activating system (extending from the medullato the thalamus in the core of the brain stem) activating the cortex Cognition is not possible without some degree of arousal [Click Here to Return to List]
arousal: Being awake Primitive state of alertness managed by the reticular activating system (extending from medulla to the thalamus in the core of the brain stem) activating the cortex Cognition is not possible without some degree of arousal
arousal: The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused
arousal: awakening from sleep a state of heightened physiological activity
arousal: abrupt change from sleep to wakefulness, or from a "deeper" stage of non-REM sleep to a "lighter" stage
arousal: mutual sexual stimulation prior to sexual intercourse
arousal: Arousal is the state of being sexually excited. sexual arousal Use this technique to control your level of arousal
arousal: the state of alertness, wakefulness, and activation caused by nervous-system activity
arousal: The act of arousing or the state of being aroused
aroused: {s} excited, stirred into action; sexually stimulated; awakened, roused from sleep
aroused: aroused to action; "the aroused opposition"
aroused: emotionally aroused
aroused: brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a fight
aroused: Simple past and past participle of arouse
aroused: brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a fight"
aroused: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire"
aroused: of persons; excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"
aroused: feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny"
arouser: someone who rouses others from sleep
arouses: third-person singular of arouse
arousing: That or who arouses or arouse
arousing: {s} stimulating; provoking; inspiring; enlivening