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ris·ing  (rzng)
adj.
1. Ascending, sloping upward, or advancing: a rising tide.
2. Coming to maturity; emerging: the rising generation.
n.
1. The action of one that rises.
2. An uprising; an insurrection.
3. A prominence or projection.
4. The leaven or yeast used to make dough rise in baking.

rising [ˈraɪzɪŋ]
n
1. an insurrection or rebellion; revolt
2. (Cookery) the yeast or leaven used to make dough rise in baking
adj (prenominal)
1. increasing in rank, status, or reputation a rising young politician
2. increasing in maturity; growing up to adulthood the rising generation
adv
Informal approaching the age of; nearly she's rising 40
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.risingrising - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something
climbing, mounting, climb - an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
elevation, raising, lift - the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
heave, heaving - an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
liftoff - the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad
rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom - a rapid rise
takeoff - the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
uplift, upthrow, upthrust, upheaval - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
uplifting - the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"
2.risingrising - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
conflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
insurgence, insurgency - an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
intifada, intifadah - an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993"
mutiny - open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
Adj.1.rising - advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; "a rising trend"; "a rising market"
falling - becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes"
2.risingrising - sloping upward                      
ascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
3.rising - coming to maturity; "the rising generation"
future - yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"
4.rising - newly come into prominence; "a rising young politician"
new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"
Translations
rising [ˈraɪzɪŋ]
A. ADJ
1. (= increasing) [number, quantity] → creciente; [prices etc] → en aumento, en alza (Fin) [trend] → alcista
the rising number of murdersel creciente número de homicidios
with rising alarmcon creciente alarma
2. (= getting higher) [sun, moon] → naciente; [ground] → en pendiente; [tide] → creciente
the house stood on rising groundla casa estaba construída sobre una pendiente
3. (fig) (= promising) → prometedor
rising politicianpolítico m en alza
the rising generationlas nuevas generaciones
B. ADV (= almost) → casi
he's rising 12pronto tendrá 12 años
C. N
1. (= uprising) → rebelión f, sublevación f
2. [of river] → nacimiento m; [of sun etc] → salida f
3. on the rising of the House (Parl) → al suspenderse la sesión
D. CPD rising damp Nhumedad f de paredes
rising star N (fig) (= person) → figura f emergente
rising [ˈraɪzɪŋ]
adj
(= increasing) [number, level, rate] → croissant(e)
Rising interest rates are bad for borrowers → Les taux d'intérêt croissants sont préjudiciables pour les emprunteurs.
[tide] → montant(e)
[sun, moon, star] → levant(e)
(= up-and-coming) → d'avenir
n (= uprising) → soulèvement m, insurrection f
rising damp nhumidité f (montant des fondations)
rising star n
(ASTRONOMY)étoile f montante
(= person) → étoile f montante
rising
n
(= rebellion)Erhebung f, → Aufstand m
(of sun, star)Aufgehen nt, → Aufgang m; (of barometer, prices, river)(An)steigen nt; (from dead) → Auferstehung f; (of theatre curtain)Hochgehen nt; (of ground)Steigung f, → Anstieg m; the rising and falling of …das Auf und Ab (+gen)
(= adjournment: of Parliament etc) → Auseinandergehen nt
adj
sun, staraufgehend; tide, barometersteigend; (= sloping) groundansteigend; the rising sapder aufsteigende Saft
(= increasing) prices, inflation, stock market, currencysteigend; unemploymentsteigend, zunehmend; crimezunehmend; windaufkommend; hopessteigend; anger, furywachsend; the rising tide of violencedie zunehmende Welle der Gewalt
(fig) a rising young doctorein aufstrebender junger Arzt; a rising politicianein kommender Politiker; the rising generationdie kommende Generation; (the) rising threes/fives (Brit Sch) → die knapp Drei-/Fünfjährigen
adv (inf) she’s rising sixteensie ist fast sechzehn
rising [ˈraɪzɪŋ]
1. adj
a. (increasing, number) → sempre crescente; (prices) → in aumento; (tide) → montante; (anger, alarm, doubt) → crescente
b. (getting higher, sun, moon) → nascente, che sorge; (ground) → in salita (fig) (promising) → promettente
2. n (uprising) → sommossa

rising [ˈraɪzɪŋ]
1. adj
a. (increasing, number) → sempre crescente; (prices) → in aumento; (tide) → montante; (anger, alarm, doubt) → crescente
b. (getting higher, sun, moon) → nascente, che sorge; (ground) → in salita (fig) (promising) → promettente
2. n (uprising) → sommossa


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