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- [rahy-zing]
- /ˈraɪ zɪŋ/
- /ˈraɪ.zɪŋ/
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- [rahy-zing]
- /ˈraɪ zɪŋ/
Definitions of rising word
- adjective rising advancing, ascending, or mounting: rising smoke. 1
- adjective rising growing or advancing to adult years: the rising generation. 1
- adverb rising somewhat more than: The crop came to rising 6000 bushels. 1
- adverb rising in approach of; almost; well-nigh: a lad rising sixteen. 1
- noun rising an act or instance of rising. 1
- noun rising appearance above the horizon, as of the sun or moon. 1
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Origin of rising
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English (gerund). See rise, -ing2, ing1
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Parts of speech for Rising
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rising popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rising
adj rising
- abiogenic — not resulting from the activity of living organisms.
- arising — to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise: He arose from his chair when she entered the room.
- assurgent — (of leaves, stems, etc) curving or growing upwards; rising
- billowy — full of or forming billows
- bulgy — having a bulge or bulges
noun rising
- ascension — In some religions, when someone goes to heaven, you can refer to their ascension to heaven.
- ascent — An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
- begetter — The begetter of something has caused this thing to come into existence.
- determinant — A determinant of something causes it to be of a particular kind or to happen in a particular way.
- highland — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
adjective rising
- acclivous — Sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
- accumulative — If something is accumulative, it becomes greater in amount, number, or intensity over a period of time.
- advancing — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
- ascending — If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it.
adverb rising
- improving — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
Antonyms for rising
adj rising
- falling — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
Top questions with rising
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