Phrase Hound found 46 phrases and 59 compound words that contain rising. The most common are listed below. Open rising in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 46
- rising starAn emerging talent.
- Rising SunAny of various places:
- rising uppresent participle and gerund of rise up
- Land of the Rising SunJapan (a country in Asia).
- Easter RisingA failed rebellion by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland during Easter Week in 1916 that ultimately paved the way for Irish independence.
- Castle RisingA village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6624).
- rising to the baitpresent participle and gerund of rise to the bait
- rising of the moona rebellion.
- dead risingAn elliptical line drawn on the sheer plan to determine the sweep of the floorheads throughout the ship's length.
- rising abovepresent participle and gerund of rise above
- rising actionA part of a book or play in which more things start to happen. The rising action leads to the climax.
- rising mainThe pipe through which water from an engine is delivered to an elevated reservoir.
- rising starsplural of rising star: An emerging talent.
- rising toneA tone whose pitch rises or increases during the syllable.
- Rising Star CaveA cave in Gauteng, South Africa; located near the Cradle of Humankind, it is the limestone cave system where Homo naledi was discovered.
- rising to the challengepresent participle and gerund of rise to the challenge
- rising to the occasionpresent participle and gerund of rise to the occasion
- rising dampA condition caused by ground moisture rising up a masonry wall by capillary action
- rising with the sunpresent participle and gerund of rise with the sun
- sitting-rising testA test predicting mortality risk in older people, based on whether and how easily they can sit on the floor and then rise back to a standing position.
- a rising tide lifts all boatsA truly good outcome benefits all.
- rising from the ashespresent participle and gerund of rise from the ashes
- rising from the deadpresent participle and gerund of rise from the dead
- rising diphthongsplural of rising diphthong: A diphthong in which a vowel is preceded by a glide.
- rising diphthongA diphthong in which a vowel is preceded by a glide.
Compound words 59
- sunrisingSunrise, daybreak.
- unrisingThat does not rise.
- risinglyIn a rising manner.
- gainrisingA rising again; resurrection.
- comprisingpresent participle and gerund of comprise
- summarisingpresent participle and gerund of summarise
- polarisingThat polarises.
- reprisingpresent participle and gerund of reprise
- theorisingpresent participle and gerund of theorise
- memorisingpresent participle and gerund of memorise