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- Dictionaryris·ing/ˈrīziNG/
adjective
- 1. going up, increasing, or sloping upward: "the rising temperature"
- 2. (of a bird) depicted with the wings open but not fully displayed, as if preparing for flight.
noun
- 1. an armed protest against authority; a revolt: "the Warsaw rising of 1944"
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The meaning of RISING is insurrection, uprising. How to use rising in a sentence.
Rising definition: advancing, ascending, or mounting. See examples of RISING used in a sentence.
RISING definition: 1. an act of opposition, sometimes using violence, by many people in one area of a country against…. Learn more.
noun. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another. synonyms: insurrection, rebellion, revolt, uprising. see more. Pronunciation.
to increase: Inflation is rising at/by 2.1 percent a month. The wind / storm is rising (= beginning to get stronger). Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. [ I ] When emotions, etc. rise, they start to increase: Tempers are rising (= people are becoming angry). My spirits rise (= I feel happier) whenever I think of my friends.
noun. 1. an insurrection or rebellion; revolt. 2. the yeast or leaven used to make dough rise in baking. adjective (prenominal) 3. increasing in rank, status, or reputation. a rising young politician.
1. Ascending, sloping upward, or advancing: a rising tide. 2. Developing or emerging: the rising generation. 3. Increasing in power or influence: a rising nation. 4. About to begin a certain grade or educational level: rising seniors. n. 1. The action of one that rises. 2. An uprising; an insurrection. 3. A slope or hill.
The act or process of a person or thing that rises; esp., an uprising; revolt; insurrection. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
rising meaning, definition, what is rising: becoming more important or famous: Learn more.
origin, source, or beginning: the rise of a stream in a mountain. a coming into existence or notice: the rise of a new talent. extension upward. the amount of such extension. upward slope, as of ground or a road. a piece of rising or high ground: a house built upon a gentle rise.
