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rising up

rising up is the present participle and gerund of rise up.

Meaning of rise up

Verb

rise up (third-person singular simple present rises up, present participle rising up, simple past rose up, past participle risen up)

  1. (intransitive, literally) To ascend to the surface.
    Synonyms:
    upheave
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To mount a rebellion or insurgency; to rebel; to revolt.
    • Captain Anderson: Shepard's right. We're headed for war with the Reapers. If we lose, it's the end of all life as we know it. And no other species in the galaxy truly understands what it will take to survive.
      Captain Anderson: The other races have to follow our lead. We need to take control. It's...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel
  3. (intransitive) Of a horse, etc., to rear.

Questions about rising up

What is rising up the present participle and gerund of?
Rising up is the present participle and gerund of rise up.

Words near rising up in the dictionary

  1. rising to the challenge
  2. rising to the occasion
  3. rising to the purple
  4. rising tone
  5. rising tones
  6. rising up
  7. rising with the lark
  8. rising with the sun
  9. Risinger
  10. Risingers
  11. Risinghurst

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