Definitions for rising
ˈraɪ zɪŋris·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rise, rising, ascent, ascension(noun)

   a movement upward

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

2. rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising(adj)

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

3. rising(adj)

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

   "a rising trend"; "a rising market"

4. acclivitous, rising, uphill(adj)

   sloping upward

5. emerging, rising(adj)

   coming to maturity

   "the rising generation"

6. rising(adj)

   newly come into prominence

   "a rising young politician"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rising(Noun)

   rebellion

2. rising(Adjective)

   that which goes up

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

1. Rising

   of Rise

2. Rising(adj)

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

3. Rising(adj)

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

4. Rising(adj)

   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. Rising(noun)

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

7. Rising(noun)

   that which rises; a tumor; a boil

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

Anagrams for rising »

1. siring

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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. Last words of Emily Dickinson:

   ...the fog is rising.

2. David Buford:

   The water's still rising.

3. Irish Proverb:

   Good luck beats early rising.

4. Jonathan Rosen:

   A rising tide lifts all boats.

5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   A rising tide lifts all boats.

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