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See Also:

• present participle of raise.

raising

American  

[rey-zing] / ˈreɪ zɪŋ /

noun

Linguistics.

1. a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.

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raising British  

/ ˈreɪzɪŋ /

noun

1. transformational grammar a rule that moves a constituent from an embedded clause into the main clause See also subject-raising negative-raising

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• self-raising
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of raising

raise + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Research finds a flat environment is best for stocks of all stripes, but there are some surprising results when the Fed is cutting or raising rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Turkey said raising the global share of energy demand met by electricity from roughly 20 percent to 35 percent by 2035 would speed up the shift from fossil fuels to renewable power.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Nearly 20% of the vehicles went to Elon Musk’s other companies, raising questions about the vehicle’s future.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

No two El Niños are the same, but a strong event typically fuels hot, dry weather in parts of South America, South East Asia and Australia, raising the chances of droughts and wildfires.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

I bet no one even noticed I stopped raising my hand in class.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

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