rising Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a movement upward
    ascension; ascent; rise.
    • they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
  2. noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
    uprising; insurrection; revolt; rebellion.
  3. verb move upward
    come up; rise; uprise; lift; go up; arise; move up.
    • The fog lifted
    • The smoke arose from the forest fire
    • The mist uprose from the meadows
  4. verb increase in value or to a higher point
    climb; rise; go up.
    • prices climbed steeply
    • the value of our house rose sharply last year
  5. verb rise to one's feet
    stand up; get up; rise; uprise; arise.
    • The audience got up and applauded
  6. verb rise up
    lift; rise; rear.
    • The building rose before them
  7. verb come to the surface
    rise; rise up; surface; come up.
  8. verb come into existence; take on form or shape
    originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; arise; grow.
    • A new religious movement originated in that country
    • a love that sprang up from friendship
    • the idea for the book grew out of a short story
    • An interesting phenomenon uprose
  9. verb move to a better position in life or to a better job
    rise; ascend; move up.
    • She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
  10. verb go up or advance
    mount; rise; climb; wax.
    • Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
  11. verb become more extreme
    rise; heighten.
    • The tension heightened
  12. verb get up and out of bed
    get up; rise; turn out; uprise; arise.
    • I get up at 7 A.M. every day
    • They rose early
    • He uprose at night
  13. verb rise in rank or status
    jump; climb up; rise.
    • Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list
  14. verb become heartened or elated
    rise.
    • Her spirits rose when she heard the good news
  15. verb exert oneself to meet a challenge
    rise.
    • rise to a challenge
    • rise to the occasion
  16. verb take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
    rise; rebel; rise up; arise.
  17. verb increase in volume
    rise; prove.
    • the dough rose slowly in the warm room
  18. verb come up, of celestial bodies
    rise; ascend; uprise; come up.
    • The sun also rises
    • The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
    • Jupiter ascends
  19. verb return from the dead
    resurrect; rise; uprise.
    • Christ is risen!
    • The dead are to uprise
  20. adjective advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
    • a rising trend
    • a rising market
  21. adjective satellite sloping upward
    uphill; acclivitous.
  22. adjective satellite coming to maturity
    emerging.
    • the rising generation
  23. adjective satellite newly come into prominence
    • a rising young politician

WordNet

Ris"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon.
  2. Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising state; a rising character.
    Among the rising theologians of Germany. Hare.
  3. Growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of active life; as, the rising generation.
Ris"ing preposition
Definitions
  1. More than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse rising six years of age. Colloq. & Low, U.S.
Ris"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense).
  2. That which rises; a tumor; a boil. Lev. xiii. 10.

Webster 1913