rising

 
Pronunciation: /ˈrʌɪzɪŋ/

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.