rising

[ rahy-zing ]

adjective

1. advancing, ascending, or mounting:

   rising smoke.

2. growing or advancing to adult years:

   the rising generation.

adverb

, Informal.

1. somewhat more than:

   The crop came to rising 6000 bushels.

2. in approach of; almost; well-nigh:

   a lad rising sixteen.

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that rises.
2. an insurrection; rebellion; revolt.
3. something that rises; projection or prominence.
4. a period of leavening of dough preceding baking.
5. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a morbid swelling, as an abscess or boil.
6. Also called riser. Nautical. a stringer supporting the thwarts of an open boat.

rising

/ ˈraɪzɪŋ /

noun

1. an insurrection or rebellion; revolt
2. the yeast or leaven used to make dough rise in baking

adjective

1. increasing in rank, status, or reputation

   a rising young politician

2. increasing in maturity; growing up to adulthood

   the rising generation

adverb

1. informal.
   approaching the age of; nearly

   she's rising 40

Other Words From

• un·rising adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rising¹

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English (gerund). See rise, -ing ², -ing ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Blackpool South MP Chris Webb, himself a new parent, is calling for tighter pricing regulations on the sale of baby formula, amid concerns about rising costs and out-of-control marketing to new parents.

From BBC

Americans would never change their habits of consumption, he asserted, but new immigrants would only consume more, rising to this country’s standard of living and expanding the net environmental burden on the world.

From Salon

Worldwide, the number of displaced people has been climbing alongside what appears to be the rising severity of disasters, and research suggests that by later this century as much as one-third of civilization — billions of people — could be facing the kind of heat and drought that had prohibited most human settlement for thousands of years.

From Salon

After El Paso I began investigating how a border crisis, rising temperatures, disasters and the swirling political reactions to them were affecting the agendas and vigilante campaigns of the far right.

From Salon

In fact, America’s rich are responsible for an enormous proportion of the global emissions causing climate change, even as per capita emissions are rising in many other countries.

From Salon

Related Words

• ascending
• climbing
• growing
• increasing
• soaring
• spiraling
• surging