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• present participle of raise.

raising

American  

[ray-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

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Etymology

Origin of raising

raise + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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raising raisings

It also revised its range of expected capital expenditures for the year, raising the low end of the range from $130 billion to $135 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

SpaceX’s rapid expansion of AI computing capacity is fueling revenue growth and raising the stakes for its ambitious 2027 building plans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Higher prices are also raising the cost of paying interest, since the U.K. has a higher share of bonds with payouts linked to inflation than its peers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“It’s hard because I’m building a business and I’m trying to free my wife from federal prison and I’m raising two kids,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The wind was picking up, raising waves a meter high, and I could barely watch as we rolled over them.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Like barn raisings or pub quizzes, Pynchon may be best tackled among friends, with each contributor volunteering their insights and interpretations to inspire the rest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Notably, junior raisings point to a 2026 exploration boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

They learned a week before the first scheduled vote that they would be protected with nature-based solutions such as grasses and oyster reefs, house raisings, and basement fillings.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023

The city has since passed an ordinance that clarifies the rules for flag raisings.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

There were "harvest homes" and "quilting bees" and "loggings" and "barn raisings."

From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut

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