- present participle of rise.
rising
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Footage circulated by local media showed a thick column of black smoke rising from the city center.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
In a sign of her own rising stardom, Dimoldenberg took on the chilli challenge in the same year.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Like their parents, many boomers don’t want to deal with home maintenance, rising property taxes and insurance costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Then, bond yields are on the rise and the hosts discuss why global concern is rising with them.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
The garage door of Chip’s house began rising, revealing Chip and his bike.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The traditional yeast dough used to make doughnuts requires two risings, one for the ball of dough itself and the other for the shaped doughnuts before they are fried.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
From risings prices to parties in Downing Street, voters at a climbing wall in Southampton discuss the issues that matter them ahead of the local elections taking place across the country on May 5.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2022
One of the more remarkable risings in the NFL appears to be happening under Dan Campbell, who took over the Lions this season after several years as Payton’s assistant head coach in New Orleans.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2021
On the front plate, inscriptions about the risings and settings of stars are indexed to the zodiac dial.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 14, 2021
I must give the impression, therefore, despite my early risings, that I didn’t much care how lucky we were.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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