rising

1 of 3

noun

ris·​ing ˈrī-ziŋ 

: insurrection, uprising

rising

2 of 3

adverb

: approaching a stated age : nearly

a mare rising nine years old

rising

3 of 3

present participle of rise entry 1

Synonyms of rising

Noun

• revolt
• uprising
• insurrection
• rebellion
• mutiny

Examples of rising in a Sentence

Noun

He was the leader of an armed rising against the elected government.

a great rising of the people was all it took to bring down a regime that imagined that it would endure for a thousand years

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The rising of October's full moon also coincides with Kojagiri Purnima, when Hindu worshippers honor the goddess Lakshmi. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Men don ritual shawls and leather prayer boxes, the time of the prayer dictated not by a clock but by the rising of the sun. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 July 2026

The timing of this stellar event is especially striking given that this aurora forecast also happens to coincide with the rising of the full Strawberry Moon, adorning the night sky Monday evening. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

How Each Phase May Affect Your Training The follicular phase runs roughly from day 1 through day 14, with estrogen rising. — Allison Palmer june 4, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1734, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing rising

• rising action
• rising diphthong
• rising rhythm
• rising star
• self-rising flour

Rhymes for rising

• izing
• prising
• sizing
• actualizing
• antagonizing
• apologising
• apologizing
• capitalizing
• categorizing
• characterizing
• commercializing
• conceptualising