rising

Etymology

By surface analysis, rise +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪzɪŋ

Verb

rising

1. present participle and gerund of rise

Noun

rising (plural risings)

1. Rebellion.
2. The act of something that rises.

   the risings and fallings of a thermometer

3. (US, dated) A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.

   salt rising; milk rising

Adjective

rising (not comparable)

1. Going up.
2. Planned or destined to advance to an academic grade in the near future, after having completed the previous grade; soon-to-be.
   • 1850, The Dublin University Calendar‎, Trinity College Dublin, page 117:

     A student in the rising Senior Freshman Class, who may not have passed the preceding Michaelmas Examination, will be allowed to join the School and attend Lectures during Michaelmas Term, for which he will receive credit, on condition that he passes the ensuing Hilary Examination with the Senior Freshman Class.

   • 2020 June 27, Bryan Pietsch, “Princeton Will Remove Woodrow Wilson’s Name From School”, in The New York Times‎, retrieved June 27, 2020:

     Residential colleges at Princeton are “really central to your identity on campus,” especially as a freshman, Ms. Chaffers, who is a rising junior, said in an interview on Saturday.

3. (heraldry, of a bird) Having its wings raised (either addorsed or sometimes displayed), standing on the tips of its feet as if about to take flight, typically depicted in profile.

   

   Synonyms: rousant, surgerant

Preposition

rising

1. (US, slang, dated) More than; exceeding; upwards of.^[1]
   • 1894, Justin Winsor, Cartier to Frontenac:

     Affairs in Canada, with a population that had grown to rising ten thousand, seemed to be going from worse to worse.

References

Anagrams

• siring