rising

rising

See also: Rising

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/

Verb

rising

1. present participle of rise

Noun

rising (plural risings)

1. Rebellion.
2. The act of something that rises.

   the risings and fallings of a thermometer

3. (US, dated) A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.

   salt rising; milk rising

Translations

rebellion

Catalan: rebel·lió Finnish: kapina (fi), kansannousu (fi) Galician: rebelión f

Greek: ξεσηκωμός (el) (xesikomós), (xesikomos) Spanish: rebelión (es) f, levantamiento (es) m, alzamiento m

act of rise

Latin: ortus m Romanian: ascensiune (ro) f, ridicare (ro) f

Spanish: ascensión (es) f, ascenso (es) m, elevación (es) f, crecimiento (es) m

Adjective

rising (not comparable)

1. Going up.

Related terms

• rise

Translations

going up

Catalan: creixent (ca), ixent, naixent (ca) Finnish: nouseva (fi) German: steigend (de), aufgehend (de)

Icelandic: rísandi n Russian: расту́щий (ru) (rastúščij), восходя́щий (ru) (vosxodjáščij) Spanish: ascendente, creciente (es)

Preposition

rising

1. (US, slang, dated) More than; exceeding; upwards of.

   a horse rising six years of age

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for rising in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

• siring