A rousing sermon.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Adjective : a rousing song. ,a rousing campaign. ,a rousing business. ,a rousing lie.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : He was roused to action by courageous words.    From Dictionary.com. 

Anyone who can preach what you call rousing sermons is considered.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seaboard Parish, Complete] Reference

Toledo opened the Tom Amstutz era in rousing fashion as Chester.    From Wordnik.com.  [NCAA Football - Minnesota vs. Toledo] Reference

Nor could he wait the hour designated; for he was fifteen minutes ahead of time in rousing his guest.    From Wordnik.com.  [To the Man on the Trail] Reference

So complex, so profound, are woman's sex-instincts that in rousing them the man is rousing her whole body and soul.    From Wordnik.com.  [Married Love: or, Love in Marriage] Reference

The other two awoke, groaning with the pain of stiffened muscles and the pain of rousing from the sleep of exhaustion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smoke Bellew - The Meat] Reference

He failed to find the mine, and by his efforts only succeeded in rousing to greater heights than before the Spanish hatred against him.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States] Reference

The evening may end with a "musical flight," or, in other words, a rousing "sing.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Entertaining Made Easy] Reference

B. OB.MA: Will the man known as a rousing speaker throw us some verbal curveballs in the days and years ahead?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2008] Reference

It's great to receive that kind of rousing welcome.    From Wordnik.com.  [President And Vp Remarks In Knoxville Tn] Reference

It's the kind of rousing epic that easily compares with.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cinematical] Reference

The "rousing" which had threatened every Revercomb was upon him at last.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Miller of Old Church] Reference

It's just the the kind of rousing address that Ms. Gillibrand -- who has had her.    From Wordnik.com.  [All Stories | The New York Observer] Reference

He proudly recounts all the "rousing" and "enthusiastic" responses to his speeches.    From Wordnik.com.  [TIME.com: Top Stories] Reference

Read the review by EW critic Lisa Schwarzbaum, who finds the movie '' rousing '' and '' riveting. ''.    From Wordnik.com.  [Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch] Reference

All he needs is to show up, deliver another "rousing," Bush-bashing speech, and the Dems will own that district!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

Patrick Kennedy, for example, was never known for the kind of rousing speeches that were his father's signature.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

He never seemed to realize that it was attached to the clock for any special purpose, such as rousing him to the affairs of the day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm] Reference

5“a battle-call rousing to arms, if need be” added in 1870. 126.    From Wordnik.com.  [Notes, 120–129] Reference

Malema, in particular, has a history of rabble-rousing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fiery Fringes] Reference

Out he comes, in his tight, glitzy get-up, to a rousing welcome.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lounge Izzard] Reference

Only Max von Sydow cracks the surface with a rousing courtroom speech.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Blue Christmas] Reference

This cinematic meal rivals "Babette's Feast" in appetite-rousing delight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Way Beyond Spaghetti And Meatballs] Reference

( "Blame Canada" is one of Parker and Marc Shaiman's rousing musical anthems.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Take That!] Reference

Several of Obama's friends in the Senate were shocked by the GOP rabble-rousing.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Great Debates] Reference

Obama gave a rousing speech — ranked by some pundits among the best of his campaign.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hitting 'Reset'] Reference

But there is one policy issue rousing concern: legal precedents concerning their ability to parent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Only You. And You. And You.] Reference

And the time before that was World War II, when Olivier's "" Henry V '' was a rousing call to arms.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's The '90S, So The Bard Is Back] Reference

For some reason, I find their rousing optimism and melancholy disappointment to be awfully therapeutic.    From Wordnik.com.  [12 Ways to Watch] Reference

He's 53 and a rabble-rousing, right-wing radio host; she's 41 and a card-carrying member of the liberal media elite.    From Wordnik.com.  [Newsmakers] Reference

His edge: he doctored his audition tape, taking 10 rousing sequences from his two-hour call of Syracuse vs. Rutgers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anchor To The World] Reference

This small but rousing movie struck such a deep chord in its native country that it gave "Titanic" a run for its money.    From Wordnik.com.  [Teen Spleen] Reference

Little Rock Mayor Jim Dailey offered such a rousing appreciation that Clinton joked he hoped the speech had been taped.???.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letter from Air Force One: Clinton?s Farewell Trip] Reference

After a rousing performance at a Nashville showcase for up-and-coming artists last year, she landed a six-album deal with a major label.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hail Mary] Reference