Advertisement
Advertisement
rising
[ rahy-zing ]
adjective
- advancing, ascending, or mounting:
rising smoke.
- growing or advancing to adult years:
the rising generation.
adverb
- somewhat more than:
The crop came to rising 6000 bushels.
- in approach of; almost; well-nigh:
a lad rising sixteen.
noun
- the act of a person or thing that rises.
- an insurrection; rebellion; revolt.
- something that rises; projection or prominence.
- a period of leavening of dough preceding baking.
- Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a morbid swelling, as an abscess or boil.
- Also called riser. Nautical. a stringer supporting the thwarts of an open boat.
rising
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
noun
- an insurrection or rebellion; revolt
- the yeast or leaven used to make dough rise in baking
adjective
- increasing in rank, status, or reputation
a rising young politician
- increasing in maturity; growing up to adulthood
the rising generation
adverb
- informal.approaching the age of; nearly
she's rising 40
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rising1
Example Sentences
However, many other agencies would face deep spending reductions, with layoffs hitting 5% of the workforce as the city copes with rising personnel costs, soaring legal payouts and a slowdown in the local economy.
Those reductions are meant to address a budget crisis triggered by spiraling legal payouts, a weakening economy and rising personnel costs, which were driven further upward by the fires.
It was unpopular, and for the Conservatives it became an easy target of blame for the rising cost of living in recent years.
Video on social media shows smoke and flames rising from the right engine, and passengers exiting the aircraft down inflatable emergency slides.
“To address rising rates, California must focus on what’s really wrong with our energy system: uncontrolled utility spending and record utility profits,” the environmental groups wrote.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse