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[ uh-sen-ding ] / əˈsɛn dɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ascending ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivemoving upward; rising. Botany. growing or directed upward, especially obliquely or in a curve from the base. Origin of ascendingMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at ascend, -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM ascendingas·cend·ing·ly, adverbsub·as·cend·ing, adjectiveWords nearby ascendingascend, ascendancy, ascendant, ascender, ascendeur, ascending, ascending artery, ascending colon, ascending degeneration, ascending lumbar vein, ascending node Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ascendingThey were holding too many meetings, he realized, descending into politics instead of ascending to reckon with Flagg. McConaughey’s ‘Stand’—And Ours|James Poulos|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST The officer says the guards kept constant watch for clues among the prisoners for coalescing groups and ascending leaders. ISIS Leader: ‘See You in New York’|Michael Daly|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST They are, in ascending order of controversy, Penny Pritzker for Commerce, Gina McCarthy for the EPA, and Tom Perez for Labor. Obama: Finally Ready to Fight?|Michael Tomasky|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST In true, adorably awkward JLaw fashion, she tripped on her own dress while ascending the steps to accept the award. The Juvenile Oscars|Marlow Stern|February 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We in the states like to think how China is ascending, but assume that ascent is still years off. China's Economic Takeover: The World's Next Superpower by 2016|Paul Kix|April 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST Ascending the last steep rise to the ridge behind Little Bandai-san, signs of the great disaster grew in number and intensity. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror|Richard Linthicum Nothing remained to hinder the balloon from ascending but the hands and weight of those who were holding on to it with ropes. Moreover, the passes in ascending the Andes and Cordillera can only be correctly imagined by experienced travellers. Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick The palpitation and dyspnœa were greatly augmented by ascending stairs. Cases of Organic Diseases of the Heart|John Collins Warren Ascending the Leeba, we enter on a plain more than eighteen miles in breadth, where the water rises to the travellers ankles. The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
British Dictionary definitions for ascending
adjectivemoving upwards; rising botany sloping or curving upwardsthe ascending stem of a vine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ascendingtake off, escalate, climb, soar, move up, lift off, fly, rise, sprout, mount, float, scale, arise, tower |