Meaning

3 senses
  1. Rebellion.

  2. The act of something that rises.

    the risings and fallings of a thermometer

  3. (US, dated)A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.

    salt rising

    milk rising

More definitions
  • a movement upward; rise above the ground
  • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

Examples

207 sentences
  1. The sun is rising.

    Сонце встає.

    ruСолнце встаёт.

    deDie Sonne geht auf.

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  2. Prices are rising.

    Ціни зростають.

    ruЦены растут.

    deDie Preise steigen.

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  3. The water is rising.

    Вода піднімається.

    ruВода поднимается.

    deDas Wasser steigt.

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  4. The sea level is rising.

    Рівень моря піднімається.

    ruУровень моря поднимается.

    deDer Meeresspiegel steigt.

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  5. The smoke is rising in the air.

    deDer Rauch steigt in die Luft auf.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

By surface analysis, rise + -ing.

By surface analysis, rise + -ing.

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Forms

plural: risings
Singularrising
Pluralrisings

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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