rising

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noun

ris·​ing ˈrī-ziŋ How to pronounce rising (audio)

rising

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adverb

: approaching a stated age : nearly
a red cow rising four years oldLancaster (Pa.) Jour.

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
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Noun
The decision marks a policy shift by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) toward reducing borrowing costs, following data that showed hiring nearly stalled and unemployment rising. Gabe Whisnant hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 The text records royal decrees including tax relief during poor Nile floods; donations to temples; the creation of a new priestly office; a festival tied to the heliacal rising of Sirius; and a calendar reform introducing a leap day every four years. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025 However, the highlight will be the rising of the full corn moon on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025 As much as the world is spiraling with disinformation, chaos, and control tactics, there is also a counter-energy rising — a movement toward slowness, integrity, pleasure, and repair. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for rising

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1734, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rising was in the 14th century

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“Rising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rising. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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