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Grammar : Adj
Spell : rahy-zing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈraɪ zɪŋ

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Définition of rising

Origin :
  • c.1300, "resurrection, act of one who rises," verbal noun from rise (v.). Of heavenly bodies from mid-14c. Meaning "a getting up from bed" is c.1400. Sense of "insurrection" is late 14c.
  • adj climbing
Example sentences :
  • "I'll put on the teakettle at once, Robert," said his mother, rising.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • We are much in want of rain, and thought we should have had some, but the barometer is rising this evening.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • But every eye was upon me, and the Church was silent as death, waiting for my rising.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • But he must see that the boy was safe in bed, and rising he left the room.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • We see the same idea also in the rising and setting sun and moon.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • (rising angrily, and throwing the pillows after Toinette, who runs away).
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • "I guess I'll go to look after the horses," said the farmer, rising.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • "I half believe you are right, Mr. Yates," said the professor, rising.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • The rising of the stars, or the opening of a violet; each fact was a surprise to her.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • "I must drink," I said, cutting him short and rising to my feet.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

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