rising
- adjective
- /ˈraɪzɪŋ/
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inclinado
- The path winds through the forest, gently rising toward the mountain peak.
Well, I think the idea was if I'm a balloon rising and I and I don't want to float away, how many things can keep me tethered to the ground?
- Well, I think the idea was if I'm a balloon rising and I and I don't want to float away, how many things can keep me tethered to the ground?
Examples
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We see mountains rising and falling like water, like waves.
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But the Acropolis rising up in the center in an amazing way.
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Let's take a look so I can still see some steam rising off of this.
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And there it is rising exactly on the Manhattan grid.
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And then you'll see as the sun starts rising in the east, we start getting more traffic in the east.
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OK, Now as it's rising in the east, there's a long shadow that's cast to the West.
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So you have plumes of hot fluid rising and cold fluid sinking, driven at first by fairly regular arrays.
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We hiked along the rising trail that led us up to the scenic overlook.
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The plot of land has a rising slope that is perfect for building a house.
Synonyms
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1.3
In a higher direction
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1.9
Sloping up toward the top of a hill or road
Rising from a lower to a higher point, as in a path or trend
Sloping upward like a steep path or hill
On the higher part of a hill or slope
Points slightly upward from a flat position, like a chin or beak
Going up to a higher place or level
Moving upward to a higher level
Moving or growing upward
Moving upward like warm air
Moving upward, like smoke or a plant
Compounds
- Specialized
A way of riding where the rider rises and sits in time with the horse's trot
A white wheat bread made with bacteria that can grow in salty dough and a cornmeal starter
How Steep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rising comes from the old verb rise, which means 'to move up' or 'get up'. So a 'rising' road is one that goes upward, like a path climbing a hill.