rising
pronunciation
How to pronounce rising in British English:
UK [ˈraɪzɪŋ]
How to pronounce rising in American English:
US [ˈraɪzɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- a movement upward
- organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
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- Adjective:
- advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
- (of a heavenly body) becoming visible above the horizon
- increasing in amount or degree
- sloping upward
- coming to maturity
- newly come into prominence
Word Origin
- rising (n.)
- c. 1300, "resurrection, act of one who rises," verbal noun from rise (v.). Of heavenly bodies from mid-14c. Meaning "a getting up from bed" is c. 1400. Sense of "insurrection" is late 14c.
- rising (adj.)
- 1540s, present participle adjective from rise (v.).
Example
- 1. Government data show a rising trend in openings .
- 2. Russian military spending is rising .
- 3. An orange moon was rising above the city .
- 4. But eva markvoort is not a rising hollywood celeb .
- 5. Temperatures and sea levels are rising .