noun that which rises; a tumor; a boil.
2. rising ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of rise.
3. rising ·noun the act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense).
4. rising ·prep more than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse rising six years of age.
5. rising ·adj increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising state; a rising character.
6. rising ·adj growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of active life; as, the rising generation.
7. rising ·adj attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon.