rising

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of rise

noun

1. Rebellion.
2. The act of something that rises.
   the risings and fallings of a thermometer
3. (US, dated) A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.
   salt rising; milk rising

adj

1. Going up.
2. Planned or destined to advance to an academic grade in the near future, after having completed the previous grade; soon-to-be.
   A student in the rising Senior Freshman Class, who may not have passed the preceding Michaelmas Examination, will be allowed to join the School and attend Lectures during Michaelmas Term, for which he will receive credit, on condition that he passes the ensuing Hilary Examination with the Senior Freshman Class. 1850, The Dublin University Calendar, Trinity College Dublin, page 117
   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. June 27, 2020, Bryan Pietsch, “Princeton Will Remove Woodrow Wilson’s Name From School”, in The New York Times, retrieved 2020-06-27
3. (heraldry, of a bird) 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; rousant.

prep

1. (US, slang, dated) More than; exceeding; upwards of.
   a horse rising six years of age