AROUSE


Meaning of AROUSE in English

(~s, arousing, ~d)

1.

If something ~s 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 ~ suspicion.

VERB: V n

2.

If something ~s 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 ~ the appetite...

VERB: V n

3.

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

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

VERB: usu passive, be V-ed

~d

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

ADJ: usu v-link ADJ

arousing

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

ADJ

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