Definitions for raising
rais·ing

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. elevation, lift, raisingnoun

   the event of something being raised upward

   "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"

2. raising, rearing, nurturenoun

   the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

3. breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringingadjective

   helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

   "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

4. raisingadjective

   increasing in quantity or value

   "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. raisingnoun

   Elevation.

2. raisingnoun

   Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity

3. raisingnoun

   Recruitment.

4. raisingnoun

   Collection or gathering, especially of money.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Raising

   of Raise

2. Raisingnoun

   the act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life

3. Raisingnoun

   specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising

4. Raisingnoun

   the operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning

Matched Categories

1. • Rise
   • Upbringing

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'raising' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3823

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'raising' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4698

Anagrams for raising »

1. arising

2. airings

3. air sign

How to pronounce raising?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of raising in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of raising in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of raising in a Sentence

1. Josh Hawley:

   I can not vote to certify Electoral College results on January 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, failed to follow their own state election laws, at the very least, Congress should investigate allegations of voter fraud and adopt measures to secure the integrity of our elections. But Congress has so far failed to act.

2. Eddy Arriola:

   The old guard still wants heads on the block and Marines on the beach, but they don't seem to have realized that the world had changed, the PACs are raising peanuts compared to the business interests that are lining up.

3. Anuj Somany:

   Raising right question is awakening; getting its answer is stimulating; But, nothing better than the best is finding the right answer to the right question.”

4. Barbara Ehrenreich:

   No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

5. John Williams:

   Given the progress we've made and continue to make on our goals, I view the next appropriate step as gradually raising interest rates, most likely starting sometime later this year.

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