rising
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rising¹
- /ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aɪzɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, rise + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of rise
noun risings
- Rebellion.
- The act of something that rises. the risings and fallings of a thermometer
- A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment. salt rising
adjective
- Going up, physically or in quantity, rate, etc.
- Planned or destined to advance to an academic grade in the near future, after having completed the previous grade; soon-to-be. A student in the rising Senior Freshman Class, who may not have passed the preceding Michaelmas Examination, will be allowed to join the School and attend Lectures during Michaelmas Term, for which he will receive credit, on condition that he passes the ensuing Hilary Examination with the Senior Fre
- Having its wings raised (either addorsed or sometimes displayed), standing on the tips of its feet as if about to take flight, typically depicted in profile.
Opposite: falling
preposition
- More than; exceeding; upwards of. Affairs in Canada, with a population that had grown to rising ten thousand, seemed to be going from worse to worse.
Rising²
proper noun Risings
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ascent, ascending, ascension, up, uphill, heightening, increasing, high, advancing, emerging, improving, building, acclivitous, insurrection, new, uprising
adjective
Opposite: falling
Translations
Every language
noun rebellion
| Español | rebelión, levantamiento, alzamiento |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ξεσηκωμός xesikomós |
noun act of rise
| Español | ascensión, ascenso, elevación, crecimiento |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | उदय uday |
| Română | ascensiune, ridicare |
adj going up
| Español | ascendente, creciente |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | steigend, aufgehend |
| Ελληνικά | ανοδικός anodikós |
| Русский | расту́щий rastúščij, восходя́щий vosxodjáščij |
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title = {rising},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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