rising

[rahy-zing]

adjective

1. advancing, ascending, or mounting.

   rising smoke.

2. growing or advancing to adult years.

   the rising generation.

adverb

Informal.

1. somewhat more than.

   The crop came to rising 6000 bushels.

2. in approach of; almost; well-nigh.

   a lad rising sixteen.

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that rises.

2. an insurrection; rebellion; revolt.

3. something that rises; projection or prominence.

4. a period of leavening of dough preceding baking.

5. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.,  a morbid swelling, as an abscess or boil.

6. Also called riser. Nautical.,  a stringer supporting the thwarts of an open boat.

rising

/ ˈraɪzɪŋ /

noun

1. an insurrection or rebellion; revolt

2. the yeast or leaven used to make dough rise in baking

adjective

1. increasing in rank, status, or reputation

   a rising young politician

2. increasing in maturity; growing up to adulthood

   the rising generation

adverb

1. informal,  approaching the age of; nearly

   she's rising 40

Other Word Forms

• unrising adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rising¹

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English (gerund). See rise, -ing ², -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

U.S. electricity demand is rising across the country, partly thanks to the frenzy over artificial intelligence, after remaining flat for decades.

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Stocks were rising Monday as investors maintained hope that economic data due this week will strengthen the case for an interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve in December.

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Coming into the week, those three stocks were up an average of 87% year to date, boosted by expectations for rising European defense spending.

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Corporate cost cuts and the labor market are a risk to Deutsche Bank’s base forecast, which sees unemployment rising modestly in the near term before returning to current levels next year.

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Corporate cost cuts and the labor market are a risk to Deutsche Bank’s base forecast, which sees unemployment rising modestly in the near term before returning to current levels next year.

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