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Rousing vs Exhilarating - What's the difference?

rousing | exhilarating | Related terms |

Rousing is a related term of exhilarating.


As adjectives the difference between rousing and exhilarating

is that rousing is that rouses or excites while exhilarating is refreshingly thrilling.

As verbs the difference between rousing and exhilarating

is that rousing is while exhilarating is .

As a noun rousing

is the act by which somebody or something is roused.

rousing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That rouses or excites.
  • rousing music
  • *{{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=September 29 , author=Tom Rostance , title=Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=But he still saw his side produce a rousing display which owed much to their lauded prowess from set-pieces, despite Uefa regulations meaning the pitch had to be widened and, in the process, the run-up area for Delap's long throws reduced.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which somebody or something is roused.
  • * 2010 , Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion (page 88)
  • Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both. Disposables can save parents repeated nighttime rousings or frequent sheet changes.

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    exhilarating

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Refreshingly thrilling.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=April 29 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992) citation , page= , passage=Writing a “Treehouse Of Horror”segment has to be both exhilarating and daunting. It’s exhilarating because it affords writers all the freedom in the world.}}

    Synonyms

    * cheering * gladdening * stimulating * enlivening * See also