risingPronunciation: /ˈrʌɪzɪŋ/Translate rising | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of rising noun an armed protest against authority; a revolt: the Warsaw rising of 1944 the reforms led to peasant risings adjective 1going up, increasing, or sloping upward:the rising temperature rising ground advancing to maturity or high standing:the rising generation of American writers approaching (a specified age):the rising fives on the verge of school Astrology (of a sign) ascendant. 2 [postpositive] Heraldry (of a bird) depicted with the wings open but not fully displayed, as if preparing for flight. rising in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of rising in the US English dictionary
