rising
/ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/
rising is the present participle and gerund of rise.
Noun
rising (plural risings)
- Rebellion.
- The act of something that rises.
- the risings and fallings of a thermometer
- Still talking—more to herself than to the children—she swam into a majestical dance of the stateliest balancings, the haughtiest wheelings and turnings aside, the most dignified sinkings, the gravest risings, all joined together by the elaboratest interlacing steps and circles.1910, Rudyard Kipling, Rewards and Fairies
- A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.
- salt rising
- milk rising
Adjective
rising (not comparable)
- 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...1850, The Dublin University Calendar, Trinity College Dublin, page 117
- Residential colleges at Princeton are “really central to your identity on campus,” especially as a freshman, Ms. Chaffers, who is a rising junior, said in an interview on Saturday.2020 June 27, Bryan Pietsch, “Princeton Will Remove Woodrow Wilson’s Name From School”, in The New York Times, retrieved 27 Jun 2020
- 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.
Meaning of rise
Verb
rise (third-person singular simple present rises, present participle rising, simple past rose, past participle risen or (nonstandard) rised or (now nonstandard) rose)
- To move upwards.
- We watched the balloon rise.
- To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
- This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.
- To slope upward.
- The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill.
- To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
- And still the hours passed, and at last I knew by the glimmer of light in the tomb above that the sun had risen again, and a maddening thirst had hold of me. And then I thought of all the barrels piled up in the vault and of the liquor that they held; and stuck not because 'twas spirit, for I would...[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC
- To become erect; to assume an upright position.
- to rise from a chair or from a fall
- To leave one's bed; to get up.
- Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair,
In the morning, when we rise1965, “Colours”, performed by Donovan
- Synonyms:
- arise
- Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair,
Preposition
rising
- 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.1894, Justin Winsor, Cartier to Frontenac
Proper noun capitalized: Rising
Rising (countable and uncountable, plural Risings)
Synonyms of rising
Antonyms
Forms of rising
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | risings |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Risings |
Origin of rising
By surface analysis, rise + -ing.
Words formed from rising
Phrases with rising
- rising up
- rising damp
- rising lark
- rising line
- rising main
- rising seat
- rising star
- rising above
- rising larks
- rising lines
- rising mains
- rising seats
22 more phrasesFewer phrases
- rising stars
- rising three
- rising tones
- rising action
- rising threes
- rising actions
- Rising Star Cave
- rising diphthongs
- rising and shining
- rising of the moon
- rising to the bait
- rising with the sun
- rising from the dead
- rising of the lights
- rising to the purple
- rising with the lark
- rising from the ashes
- Land of the Rising Sun
- rising to the occasion
- rising to the challenge
- rising through the ranks
- a rising tide lifts all boats
Words that rhyme with rising
Questions about rising
- What does rising mean?
- Rising means rebellion.
- What is rising the present participle and gerund of?
- Rising is the present participle and gerund of rise.
- What part of speech is rising?
- Rising can be a noun, an adjective, a preposition or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rising?
- Rising is pronounced /ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of rising?
- The plural of rising is risings.
Words near rising in the dictionary
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