rising

Meanings

1. present participle and gerund of rise

1. Rebellion.
2. The act of something that rises.
3. A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.

1. Going up, physically or in quantity, rate, etc.
2. Planned or destined to advance to an academic grade in the near future, after having completed the previous grade; soon-to-be.
3. Having its wings raised (either addorsed or sometimes displayed), standing on the tips of its feet as if about to take flight, typically depicted in profile.

1. More than; exceeding; upwards of.

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.

Etymology

By surface analysis, rise + -ing.