What does "rising" mean?
Rebellion.
Rising
/ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/ adj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang
adj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang ·Very common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Rebellion.
- Grammar: rising is listed as adj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: rise, abruptness, abscess, accelerate industrial growth.
- Useful contrasts: falling, decreased trust, downbound.
- Usage evidence: Bank lending is rising because of lower interest rates.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Rebellion.
- 2 organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another wordnet
- 3 The act of something that rises.
"the risings and fallings of a thermometer"
- 4 a movement upward; rise above the ground wordnet
- 5 A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment. US, dated
"salt rising"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of rise form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Going up, physically or in quantity, rate, etc. not-comparable
- 2 Planned or destined to advance to an academic grade in the near future, after having completed the previous grade; soon-to-be. not-comparable
"A student in the rising Senior Freshman Class, who may not have passed the preceding Michaelmas Examination, will be allowed to join the School and attend Lectures during Michaelmas Term, for which he will receive credit, on condition that he passes the ensuing Hilary Examination with the Senior Freshman Class."
- 3 Having its wings raised (either addorsed or sometimes displayed), standing on the tips of its feet as if about to take flight, typically depicted in profile. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 newly come into prominence wordnet
- 2 coming to maturity wordnet
- 3 sloping upward wordnet
- 4 advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status wordnet
Preposition
- 1 More than; exceeding; upwards of. US, dated, slang
"Affairs in Canada, with a population that had grown to rising ten thousand, seemed to be going from worse to worse."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Bank lending is rising because of lower interest rates."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "rising"?
Common synonyms include: rise, abruptness, abscess, accelerate industrial growth, acclinate, acclivitous.
How do you use "rising" in a sentence?
Bank lending is rising because of lower interest rates.
How do you pronounce "rising"?
Pronounced /ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/.
Etymology
By surface analysis, rise + -ing.