ris|ing

ris|ing: ris|ing «RY zihng», noun, adjective, preposition.

–n.

1. the act of a person or thing that rises: »the rising of the sun. Seven o'clock is my hour for rising.

2. a fight against the government; rebellion; revolt: »There was a rising now in Kent, my Lord of Norwich being at the head of them (John Evelyn).
SYNONYM(S): insurrection.

3. U.S. a) a quantity of dough set to rise. b) the time dough is let rise before baking: »a short rising.

4. Dialect. an abnormal swelling, such as a boil, tumor, or abscess.

–adj.

1. that rises: a) having an upward slope: »rising ground.
b) mounting: »a rising temperature, rising anger.
c) appearing above the horizon: »the rising sun.
d) increasing: »a rising wind.
e) advancing in power, influence, etc.: »a rising young lawyer.
f) growing: »the rising generation.

2. Prosody. (of a foot or rhythm) increasing in stress; having the ictus at the end.

–prep.

1. approaching; about: »a horse rising five years old. Now, rising sixty-seven, he gets to Yankee Stadium daily before the first eager rookie (Saturday Review).

2. U.S. Informal. somewhat more than: »The enclosure contains something rising forty acres (Outing Magazine).

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self-ris|ing — «SEHLF RY zihng», adjective. that has a leavening agent mixed with it during its manufacture; self raising: »self rising flour … Useful english dictionary
up|ris|ing — «UHP RY zihng, uhp RY », noun. 1. a revolt; rebellion: »a popular uprising against tyranny. 2. the act of rising up. 3. an upward slope; ascent … Useful english dictionary
ris- — *ris germ.?, Verb: nhd. ritzen; ne. scratch (Verb); Hinweis: s. *ristila , *ristjan; Etymologie: idg. *reis , Verb, Substantiv, reißen, ritzen, schneiden, Riss, Pokorny 859; … Germanisches Wörterbuch
self-ris·ing flour — /ˈsɛlfˈraızıŋ / noun [noncount] US : a mixture of flour, salt, and baking powder called also (Brit) self raising flour … Useful english dictionary
up·ris·ing — /ˈʌpˌraızıŋ/ noun, pl ings [count] : a usually violent effort by many people to change the government or leader of a country : ↑rebellion an armed uprising The government quickly put down the uprising … Useful english dictionary
rising — ris|ing [ raızıŋ ] noun count a violent protest by a large group of people against a government or leader the rising of something the movement of the sun, moon, or stars as they appear to move up into the sky: the rising of the sun … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rising — ris•ing [[t]ˈraɪ zɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) advancing, ascending, or mounting 2) growing or advancing to adult years: the rising generation[/ex] 3) inf somewhat more than: The crop came to rising 6000 bushels[/ex] 4) inf in approach of; almost: a lad… … From formal English to slang
rising rhythm — ris′ing rhythm′ n. pro a prosodic pattern in which each metrical foot has one or more unaccented syllables preceding an accented syllable … From formal English to slang
uprise — up•rise v. [[t]ʌpˈraɪz[/t]] n. [[t]ˈʌpˌraɪz[/t]] v. rose, ris•en, ris•ing, n. 1) to rise up; get up 2) to rise into view 3) to rise in revolt 4) to come into existence or prominence 5) to move upward; ascend 6) to come above the horizon 7) to… … From formal English to slang
arise — a•rise [[t]əˈraɪz[/t]] v. i. a•rose, a•ris•en [[t]əˈrɪz ən[/t]] a•ris•ing 1) to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise: He arose from his chair[/ex] 2) to awaken; wake up 3) to move upward; ascend 4) to appear; spring up: New problems… … From formal English to slang

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