Uprising
['ʌpraɪzɪŋ]
Definition
(n.) Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent.
(n.) An insurrection; a popular revolt.
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Examples
- The uprising of the star of day was hailed by triumphant strains, while the birds, heard by snatches, filled up the intervals of the music. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- There was no popular uprising against them at all. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Only after a long period of servitude did a popular uprising expel these foreigners again. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- At the uprising of morn, we sat at our repast, and cheated our regrets by gay sallies or learned disquisitions. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- After each uprising the victors usually banished a great number of the defeated faction from the city. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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