AROUSE


Meaning of AROUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əraʊz ]

( arouses, arousing, aroused)

1.

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.

VERB : V n

2.

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...

VERB : V n

3.

If you are aroused by something, it makes you feel sexually excited.

Some men are aroused when their partner says erotic words to them.

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed

• aroused

Some men feel that they get most sexually aroused in the morning.

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ

• arous‧ing

Being stroked by a partner is usually more arousing than stroking yourself.

ADJ

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