The Clue
Alarm clock's function (8 letter answer)
The Answer
AROUSING
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Notes
The answer AROUSING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
AROUSE as a verb:
1. (arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke) = call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
2. (wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken) = stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
3. (raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth) = summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
4. (stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up) = cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
5. (awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse) = cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
6. (arouse, stir) = to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
7. (arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up) = stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"