Rousing

·adj Having power to awaken or excite; exciting.

II. Rousing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Rouse.

III. Rousing ·adj Very great; violent; astounding; as, a rousing fire; a rousing lie.

rousing
Very great; commonly applied to a fire.--Craven Glossary. Haply, blest to my desire, I may find a ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.