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rising definition

ris·ing (rī′ziŋ)

adjective

  1. that rises; going up, ascending, mounting, advancing, sloping upward, etc.
  2. advancing to adult years; growing; maturing the rising generation
  3. Astrol. ascendant (sense )
  4. ☆ Informal, Dialectal
    1. fully as much as; somewhat more than
    2. approaching; nearing: in these meanings sometimes construed as a preposition a man rising fifty

noun

  1. the act or process of a person or thing that rises; esp., an uprising; revolt; insurrection
  2. something that rises; specif.,
    1. a projection or prominence
    2. Dialectal a boil, abscess, etc.

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rising Synonyms

rising

modif.

climbing, ascending, mounting, soaring, increasing, skyrocketing, advancing, growing, on the rise, on the increase, spiraling, going up, moving up, surging up, sloping upward, slanting up, taking off, going aloft, gaining altitude, upsurging, in the ascendant, up-and-coming, upswinging, on the upswing, upcoming, scandent, levitating, topping out*, heading for the stars*; see also growing, increasing 1, 2.


rising

n.

climbing, ascension, gaining altitude; see increase 1, rise 1.


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rising Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Several charts of these pop stars had Sagittarius rising, which indicated they were able to move things forward on a spiritual level.

Adjective modifier

  • heliacal: The heliacal rising of Sirius would tell people to prepare for the floods.

Modifies a noun

  • star: How long has the rising star been employed in the company?

Noun used with modifier

  • midwinter: Views between four of the stones mark the full swing of the midwinter risings.
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rising quotes

Politics are now nothing morethanmeans of rising inthe world.

-Johnson, Samuel known as Dr Johnson

The point is the seeingöthe grace beyond recognition, the ways of the bird rising, unnamed, unknown, beyond the range of language, beyond its noun. Eyes open on growing, flying, happening, and go on opening. Manifold, the world dawns on unrecognizing, realizing eyes. Amazement is the thing. Not love, but the astonishment of loving.

-Reid, Alastair

I have none of the infirmities of old age, and have lost several I had in my youth. The grand cause is, the good pleasure of God, who does whatever pleases him. The chief means are:1. My constantly rising at four, for about fifty years. 2. My generally preaching at five in the morning; one of the most healthy exercises in the world. 3. My never travelling less, by sea or land, than four thousand five hundred miles in a year.

-Wesley,John

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