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.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rising

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

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

How to pronounce rising?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say rising in sign language?

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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