rising /ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/adjective 3noun 3preposition 1forms 1 adjective3 •going up, or becoming greater in number, amount or level •Planned or destined to advance to an academic grade in the near future, after having completed the previous grade; soon-to-be.Residential colleges at Princeton are “really central to your identity on campus,” especially as a freshman, Ms. Chaffers, who is a rising junior, said in an interview on Saturday. — 2020 •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. noun3 •The act of something that rises. •Rebellion. •(US, old-fashioned) A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment. preposition1 •(slang, old-fashioned) More than; exceeding; upwards of.Affairs in Canada, with a population that had grown to rising ten thousand, seemed to be going from worse to worse. — 1894 formsrisings
