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 Words From

• un·rising 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

Since then, the rising gap between the rich and middle- and lower-income families has risen to the fore.

From The Daily Beast

Launched just 13 years ago, it quickly became a serious rival to MAS and a rising juggernaut in Asia.

From The Daily Beast

Rising up from scooping bay, the steep topography—hemmed by hills of evergreens—promises panoramas at practically every turn.

From The Daily Beast

Since rising to power over the past five years, Boko Haram has killed more than 6,000 Nigerians.

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During one session, detainee Abu Zubaydah became “completely unresponsive with bubbles rising through his open full mouth.”

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The sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High.

From Project Gutenberg

Rising at once he bundled up his traps, threw the line of his small hand-sledge over his shoulder, and stepped out for home.

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They crossed the bridge and rode up the gently rising, bare, and rugged ground towards Condillac.

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The crests of three tall palms immediately below him waved slightly in the rising wind.

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She liked him less than ever, nevertheless wished that he were her brother and the rising star in American politics.

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Related Words

• ascending
• climbing
• growing
• increasing
• soaring
• spiraling
• surging