rising
/ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
- 2
To increase in value or standing.
- 3
To begin; to develop.
- 4
To go up; to ascend; to climb.
“to rise a hill”
- 5
To cause to go up or ascend.
“to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water”
- 6
To retire; to give up a siege.
- 7
To come; to offer itself.
- 8
To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.
noun
- 1
Rebellion.
- 2
The act of something that rises.
“the risings and fallings of a thermometer”
- 3
A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.
“salt rising; milk rising”
adjective
- 1
Going up.
- 2
Planned or destined to advance to an academic grade in the near future, after having completed the previous grade; soon-to-be.
Antonyms
preposition
- 1
More than; exceeding; upwards of.
“a horse rising six years of age”
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