Definitions for rising
ˈraɪ zɪŋris·ing

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

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. risingnoun

   rebellion

2. risingadjective

   that which goes up

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

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(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.

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1. • Change Of Location

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

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Emeasoba George:

   Never falling/failing doesn't make anyone unyielding. Yes, it's ever rising/forging ahead in spite of failure that makes one unyielding.

2. Tatsushi Maeno:

   There are concerns over 'Brexit' as polls seem to suggest the probability of Britain leaving Europe is rising, you can't buy risks assets under such conditions even if you want to.

3. Panmao Zhai:

   One of the key messages that comes out very strongly from this report is that we are already seeing the consequences of 1 degree C of global warming through more extreme weather, rising sea levels and diminishing Arctic sea ice, among other changes.

4. Thomas Wilson:

   What's driving the market right now is earnings and oil, 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.

5. Jonathan Miller:

   The number is rising, but it is not on par with a year ago.

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