to arouse
- verb
- /əˈraʊz/
- NSFW
- Rather, the stories reveal how their physical desires were aroused by a different way of looking or touching.
- arouse sexual desire
- sexually aroused
- feel aroused
We do things to arouse the opposite sex.
- We do things to arouse the opposite sex.
- Well, to put it simple, women need more time to get aroused and reach orgasm than men do.
- That will begin to arouse him and see you as a sexy being.
- There's questions such as unless things are just right, it is difficult for me to become sexually aroused and often just how someone smells can be a turn on.
- And that's how he actually gets gets himself aroused and gets himself off.
- No one can enjoy an Eminem if they are sexually aroused by it.
- Yeah, but I don't know, like, is there something, is there something that's arousing about a mysterious fuck?
- And that's a little different than typical straight men who get more aroused by two females than two shemales.
- But a part spit flying out of my mouth like a part of me feels like you shouldn't even be getting aroused by other girls than your girl.
- But yeah, there are wives who get aroused at the idea of their their husband with other with other women.
- And then you have men that you know, if they, they victim blame that, oh, it's the girl's fault that you aroused me.
- And all of a sudden your partner feels like you don't love him or her because they can't arouse you.
Examples
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However, as sexual activity begins, the woman appears to become aroused and finally acts as a willing participant.
Academic text (1998) -
And the men got aroused right there in the front row.
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We do things to arouse the opposite sex.
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That will begin to arouse him and see you as a sexy being.
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Oh, I got aroused, too.
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Against his will, he had been aroused by the first picture of the girl.
Fiction book (1991) -
Well, to put it simple, women need more time to get aroused and reach orgasm than men do.
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The feel of his tongue aroused her to the point of ecstasy, as it always did.
Fiction book (1992) -
Anxiety about sexual desirability is aroused by the tone and message content of the article.
Academic text (1990) -
The romantic movie was made to arouse feelings of desire in the audience.
Synonyms
To make someone feel excited or interested
To make someone feel sexual desire
Make someone feel a little excited in a playful or sexual way
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Aroused
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Arouse comes from a- + rouse, with rouse meaning 'stir up' or 'wake'. So to arouse someone sexually is to 'stir up' desire or excitement.