raising

verbnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈɹeɪzɪŋ//

Elevation.

verb

1
Also a form of raisepresent participle and gerund of raise

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English reysynge; equivalent to raise + -ing.

noun

1
Elevation.
2
Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
cattle raising
3
Recruitment.
4
Collection or gathering, especially of money.
5
The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.
to help at a raising
6
The movement of an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause to a matrix or main clause.
7
A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes higher or raised, meaning that the tongue becomes more elevated or positioned closer to the roof of the mouth than before.
8
The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
9
The substance used to make bread rise.
10
The process of deepening colours in dyeing.
11
The action of placing something at a higher level.
Contracts for the raising of 16 other bridges have been let.

Forms

plural: raisings

rainy · Pouring with rain; wet; showery raise · To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.raised · Embossed, in relief.

raising · Elevation.

raj · Reign; rule.Raj · The whole period of British influence or rule in the Indian…Rajesh · A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

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