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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

See Examples For:

raising raisings

Brussels says this is putting increasing strain on customs authorities, thereby raising their costs too.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Mazariegos and Ugarte were nearly evenly matched in fundraising, with both raising about $350,000 for the runoff in contributions and matching funds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Together, the eight new arrays will increase the station's available power by as much as 30%, raising its electricity generation capacity from 160 kilowatts to approximately 215 kilowatts.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

In Salt Lake City, one recipient, George’s cousin, quickly learned that some neighbors were also raising the giant trees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Razi pointed to the rock, which rose out of the water looking for all the world like an elephant raising its trunk to the sky.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

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

In the meantime, construction of the proposed nature-based solutions, house raisings, and basement fillings would be paused.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023

"As China's re-opening happens, market activity will come in stages," said Edward Byun, Goldman Sachs' co-head of equity capital markets in Asia ex-Japan, adding that secondary market trading and follow-on capital raisings would benefit first.

From Reuters ● Dec. 16, 2022

But then, of course, that's due to the ignorance of their raisings and probably they is not to blame so much after all.

From J. Poindexter, Colored by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

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