- present participle of rise.
rising
Americanadjective
-
advancing, ascending, or mounting.
rising smoke.
-
growing or advancing to adult years.
the rising generation.
adverb
-
somewhat more than.
The crop came to rising 6000 bushels.
-
in approach of; almost; well-nigh.
a lad rising sixteen.
noun
-
the act of a person or thing that rises.
-
an insurrection; rebellion; revolt.
-
something that rises; projection or prominence.
-
a period of leavening of dough preceding baking.
-
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a morbid swelling, as an abscess or boil.
-
Also called riser. Nautical. a stringer supporting the thwarts of an open boat.
noun
-
an insurrection or rebellion; revolt
-
the yeast or leaven used to make dough rise in baking
adjective
-
increasing in rank, status, or reputation
a rising young politician
-
increasing in maturity; growing up to adulthood
the rising generation
adverb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of rising
First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English (gerund). See rise, -ing 2, -ing 1 ( def. )
Vocabulary lists containing rising
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Air-travel turmoil, costlier airfares and rising gas prices this year have more Americans hopping the bus to travel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Apple plans to raise prices on its devices in coming months, citing rising component costs due to a global memory-chip shortage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
Protesters also questioned Hyundai’s use of robots at World Cup venues and the tournament’s impact on local workers, including allegations of labor exploitation and rising housing costs in host cities.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
Most regular guests arrive by the lengthy winding mountain road, or by catamaran from Lucerne followed by a spectacular funicular railway, 929 metres long and rising 434 metres.
From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026
I saw coconut and Borassus palms, pawpaw trees, baobabs, and a giant silk cotton rising above all the others, a large nest silhouetted in its top branches.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
