What does Rising mean?

Definitions for Rising
ˈraɪ zɪŋris·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rise, rising, ascent, ascensionnoun

    a movement upward

    "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

  2. rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprisingadjective

    organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

  3. risingadjective

    advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

    "a rising trend"; "a rising market"

  4. acclivitous, rising, uphilladjective

    sloping upward

  5. emerging, risingadjective

    coming to maturity

    "the rising generation"

  6. risingadjective

    newly come into prominence

    "a rising young politician"

Wiktionary

  1. risingnoun

    rebellion

  2. risingadjective

    that which goes up

Wikipedia

  1. Rising

    "The Rising is the title track on Bruce Springsteens 12th studio album The Rising, and was released as a single in 2002. Springsteen wrote the song in reaction to the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York City. It gained critical praise and earned Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, as well as a nomination for Song of the Year. Rolling Stone named it the 35th best song of the decade, and VH1 placed it 81st on its list of the "100 Greatest Songs of the '00s".

ChatGPT

  1. rising

    Rising generally refers to the upward movement or increase in something, such as the elevation, level, quantity, or value of a particular object, phenomenon, or concept. It implies a progression towards a higher position or status.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rising

    of Rise

  2. Risingadjective

    attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon

  3. Risingadjective

    increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising state; a rising character

  4. Risingadjective

    growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of active life; as, the rising generation

  5. Rising

    more than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse rising six years of age

  6. Risingnoun

    the act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense)

  7. Risingnoun

    that which rises; a tumor; a boil

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rising

    rī′zing, n. act of rising: a revolt: resurrection: the quantity of dough set to rise at one time: (B.) a tumour.—adj. increasing in importance: advancing: approaching a specified amount, as rising three years old.—ns. Rī′sing-lark, the skylark; Rī′sing-line, a line drawn to determine the sweep of the floor-heads throughout the ship's length; Rī′sing-main, the column of pumps in a mine through which water is lifted to the surface; Rī′sing-seat, in a Friends' meeting, that occupied by ministers and elders.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. rising

    In heraldry, a term applied to a bird when represented opening his wings as if about to take flight.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. RISING

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rising is ranked #14669 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Rising surname appeared 2,027 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Rising.

    90.5% or 1,835 total occurrences were White.
    3.1% or 63 total occurrences were Black.
    3.1% or 63 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.7% or 36 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.6% or 14 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Rising' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2801

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Rising' in Adjectives Frequency: #975

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Rising in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Rising in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Rising in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Wilson:

    If earnings results come in above the very low bar of expectations that are out there, and you combine that with a continued rising price of oil, that should equate to an upward trend in the market next week.

  2. Beverly Tillery:

    Every week, there is another news event that is equally triggering and terrifying, that leaves people not knowing where they can be safe. They are left with an uncertain future in this country, when you dehumanize people and try to erase them completely from existence, it emboldens those who hate this community, and no one is really stopping them, aside from the community rising up.

  3. Ray Wimer:

    In an environment where you’re looking for any improvement, shrink becomes an area to attack because of all the other costs rising.

  4. Robert Williams:

    While the American Jewish community is very aware of rising anti-Jewish sentiment, the general American public is not, non-Jewish populations in the United States haven’t quite come to that point of making the realization that they also need to stand up against antisemitism, that antisemitism is not just a Jewish problem, but it’s a collective problem – it’s a threat to national security, and it’s a threat to our democracy.

  5. Peter Cachola Schmal:

    That means that prices in most cities are rising incredibly. The consequence will be a tremendous competition between refugees and all those looking for affordable housing, if nothing is done, the right wing will grow, and (public) opinion against refugees will grow. The first thing to do is build more affordable housing.

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