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   rising

   /ˈrʌɪzɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. going up, increasing, or sloping upward: "the rising temperature"
   • ▪ advancing to maturity or high standing: "the rising generation of American writers"
   • ▪ approaching (a specified age): "the rising fives on the verge of school"
   • ▪ (of a sign) ascendant.
   • 2. (of a bird) depicted with the wings open but not fully displayed, as if preparing for flight.

   noun

   • 1. an armed protest against authority; a revolt: "the Warsaw rising of 1944"

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • R

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   • I

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   • S

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   • I

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   • N

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   • G

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