rising
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Going up, increasing, or getting higher.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹaɪzɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The act of something that rises.
Rebellion.
adjective
Planned or destined to advance to an academic grade in the near future, after having completed the previous grade; soon-to-be.
Going up, physically or in quantity, rate, etc.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The act of something that rises.
Used this way, rising is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “The rising sun painted the sky with beautiful orange and pink colors.”adjective
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A general and progressive increase in prices.
The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises.
The occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide).
The rider rises from the saddle every second stride.
White wheat bread raised by a salt-tolerant bacterium in a mixture of salt and either cornmeal or potato pulp.
A commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent.
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