Rising
['raɪzɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) newly come into prominence; 'a rising young politician' .
(adj.) advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; 'a rising trend'; 'a rising market' .
Edited by Adrian--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rise
(a.) Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon.
(a.) Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising state; a rising character.
(a.) Growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of active life; as, the rising generation.
(prep.) More than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse rising six years of age.
(n.) The act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense).
(n.) That which rises; a tumor; a boil.
Checker: Mollie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Ascent, rise.[2]. Reviving, resurrection.[3]. Insurrection, rebellion, sedition.[4]. Swelling, tumor, boil.
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Definition
n. act of rising: a revolt: resurrection: the quantity of dough set to rise at one time: (B.) a tumour.—adj. increasing in importance: advancing: approaching a specified amount as rising three years old.—ns. Rī′sing-lark the skylark; Rī′sing-line a line drawn to determine the sweep of the floor-heads throughout the ship's length; Rī′sing-main the column of pumps in a mine through which water is lifted to the surface; Rī′sing-seat in a Friends' meeting that occupied by ministers and elders.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of rising to high positions, denotes that study and advancement will bring you desired wealth. If you find yourself rising high into the air, you will come into unexpected riches and pleasures, but you are warned to be careful of your engagements, or you may incur displeasing prominence.
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Examples
- Bois-Guilbert made an effort to suppress his rising scorn and indignation, the expression of which, he was well aware, would have little availed him. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- But it passed with the action of rising from her chair; and she sat down again very meekly, and fainted. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- This, rising above the water, and provided with reflecting lenses, enabled the steersman to discover the surface conditions and see any near vessel or other object. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Look at those big, isolated clumps of building rising up above the slates, like brick islands in a lead-colored sea. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Norfolk was what he had mostly to talk of: there he had been some time, and everything there was rising in importance from his present schemes. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- In this a vacuum is maintained by a condenser, the vapors passing from the pan to the condenser through the great curved pipe rising from the top, which pipe is five feet in diameter. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- We must be going with the rest,' observed Mrs Lammle, rising with a show of unwillingness, amidst a general dispersal. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The guess came so near the truth, I could not prevent a suddenly-rising warmth in my face from revealing as much. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- But his spirits were soon rising again, and with laughing eyes, after mentioning the expected return of the Campbells, he named the name of Dixon. Jane Austen. Emma.
- La, Mr. Pickwick,' said Mrs. Bardell, the crimson rising to her cap- border again. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The moon is rising, and where she sits there is a little stream of cold pale light, in which her head is seen. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Is there no old banker, no old business, no old servant, no old time, rising in your mind, Monsieur Manette? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- A very clear statement said Holmes, rising and lighting his pipe. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I thank you, said the young man, rising and pulling on his overcoat. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Caroline---- Here the company was heard rising in the other room. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Similar risings had already occurred in Sicily. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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