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• present participle of raise.

raising

American  

[rey-zing] / ˈreɪ zɪŋ /

noun

Linguistics.

raisings plural

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

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• raisings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of raising

raise + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

"We're the first spread out Games and that has left us with a lot of difficulties," said Andrea Varnier, CEO of Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee, at an event at the San Siro.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

"In the daily press briefing, the Organising Committee said that there was never any intention to show disrespect towards any religious group or belief," the statement said.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024

"We are remaining very, very vigilant on temperature forecasts," Estanguet, a three-time Olympic Champion and President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, said.

From Reuters • Jul. 18, 2023

It was started by young people frustrated with the lack of international climate action and their feelings of powerlessness, says Melanie Kee from Students Organising for Sustainability UK who helps to run the project.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2023

The members of what was once known as "the Organising Committee" nod encouragingly to one another as they pass to and fro; the officials and habitu�s exchange greetings without any expression of opinion.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 28, 1892 by Various

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