the yeast or leaven used to make dough rise in baking
adjective(prenominal)
3.
increasing in rank, status, or reputation
a rising young politician
4.
increasing in maturity; growing up to adulthood
the rising generation
adverb
5. informal
approaching the age of; nearly
he's rising 40
rising in American English
(ˈraɪzɪŋ)
adjective
1.
that rises; going up, ascending, mounting, advancing, sloping upward, etc.
2.
advancing to adult years; growing; maturing
the rising generation
3. Astrology
ascendant (sense 3)
4. US, Informal, Dialectal
a.
fully as much as; somewhat more than
b.
approaching; nearing
in these meanings sometimes construed as a preposition
a man rising fifty
noun
5.
the act or process of a person or thing that rises; esp., an uprising; revolt; insurrection
6.
something that rises
; specif.,
a.
a projection or prominence
b. Dialectal
a boil, abscess, etc.
Examples of 'rising' in a sentence
rising
Which rising star from your team should we look out for?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They receive coaching and training and also act as mentors to rising swimming stars.
The Sun (2012)
It comes on top of rising motoring costs and higher tax bills for millions.
The Sun (2008)
Industrial users fear that green policies prompting rising power prices will make them uncompetitive compared with their international peers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Most of the occupants were brewery workers who on account of their early rising resented bitterly being told to take shelter.
Len Deighton Bomber
There are a number of reasons for this, including rising property prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The expectation of continuing rising prices converts today's expenditure to investment in stocks.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
We are constantly told that the benefits of early rising include higher productivity, better concentration and so on.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
ALMOST half of motorists claim they will be forced to drive fewer miles and make fewer trips because of rising motoring costs.
The Sun (2013)
The focus will be on smaller building societies, which are thought to be using rising pricesas an excuse to relax lending standards.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A year ago many firms were increasing inventories, fearing rising commodity prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The boss said a Yes result would mean poorer families, fewer jobs and rising borrowing costs.
The Sun (2014)
This new source of competition could be an irritation for landlords of the long-term variety who have been enjoying rising demand and returns for their services.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
How could an economy grow, and benefit from rising spending, if people were not getting better off?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Previously, the group has been able to protect its margins by offsetting rising costs with like-for-like sales growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Energy firms have a strong presence again in this year's league table, reflecting rising demand and high prices over the period.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Although there were few visible signs of inflation, the pool of available workers was shrinking, and this could not continue indefinitely without sparking rising prices.
John Cassidy DOT.CON (2001)
A RISING number of pet dogs are being diagnosed with allergies to meat.
The Sun (2016)
All related terms of 'rising'
rise
If something rises , it moves upwards.
rising damp
If a building has rising damp , moisture that has entered the bricks has moved upwards from the floor , causing damage to the walls.
rising star
A rising star in a particular sport, art, or area of business is someone who is starting to do very well and who people think will soon be very successful.
rising trot
a horse's trot in which the rider rises from the saddle every second beat
Easter Rising
an armed insurrection in Dublin in 1916 against British rule in Ireland : the insurgents proclaimed the establishment of an independent Irish republic before surrendering , 16 of the leaders later being executed
rising action
a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest
heliacal rising
rising of a celestial object at approximately the same time as the rising of the sun
rising incomes
A person's or organization's income is the money that they earn or receive, as opposed to the money that they have to spend or pay out.
rising expectations
Your expectations are your strong hopes or beliefs that something will happen or that you will get something that you want .
salt-rising bread
bread that is leavened by a fermented salted cornmeal batter
self-rising flour
Self-rising flour is flour that makes cakes rise when they are cooked because it has chemicals added to it.
rise to
to respond adequately to (the demands of something, esp a testing challenge )
self-raising
(of flour ) having a raising agent, such as baking powder , already added
rise above
If you rise above a difficulty or problem , you manage not to let it affect you.