rising

American  

[rahy-zing] / ˈraɪ zɪŋ /

adjective

1. advancing, ascending, or mounting.

   rising smoke.

2. growing or advancing to adult years.

   the rising generation.

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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 British  

/ ˈraɪzɪŋ /

noun

1. an insurrection or rebellion; revolt

2. the yeast or leaven used to make dough rise in baking

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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 Word Forms

• unrising adjective

Etymology

Origin of rising

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

Example Sentences

He joined the party at university and married one of its rising stars in Judit Varga, with whom he had three children.

From BBC

Now could you be asked to shell out even more to compensate for rising fuel costs?

From MarketWatch

As return-to-office expectations for employees ramp up, “Less flexibility means fewer ways to offset rising costs.”

From MarketWatch

Policymakers want to respond to rising fuel prices, and they should — just not in a way that hides, rather than eliminates, the problem.

From MarketWatch

When Gleick wrote his dissertation at UC Berkeley in the 1980s, he examined a range of climate scenarios and analyzed how rising temperatures would likely change the timing of runoff in Northern California.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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