rising
Americanadjective
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advancing, ascending, or mounting.
rising smoke.
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growing or advancing to adult years.
the rising generation.
adverb
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somewhat more than.
The crop came to rising 6000 bushels.
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in approach of; almost; well-nigh.
a lad rising sixteen.
noun
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the act of a person or thing that rises.
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an insurrection; rebellion; revolt.
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something that rises; projection or prominence.
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a period of leavening of dough preceding baking.
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Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a morbid swelling, as an abscess or boil.
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Also called riser. Nautical. a stringer supporting the thwarts of an open boat.
noun
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an insurrection or rebellion; revolt
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the yeast or leaven used to make dough rise in baking
adjective
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increasing in rank, status, or reputation
a rising young politician
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increasing in maturity; growing up to adulthood
the rising generation
adverb
Other Word Forms
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
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And generators in nearby states face their own rising demands from data centers, drought and global warming.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Note, pressure has been building as of late on the Fed to shift to a hiking stance, given rising inflation worries around oil prices.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Allocations to this asset class were generally below 5% of the insurers’ total assets in 2025 despite rising over the past few years as they looked to boost yields and portfolio diversity, Fitch says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
As temperatures continue rising around the Antarctic Peninsula, more glaciers are losing their protective ice tongues and becoming tidewater glaciers, meaning their termini rest directly on the seabed.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Worry was rising in her eyes, and he thought fast.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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