raising
/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/
noun
Elevation.
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Noun 4 meanings
Elevation.
Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
“cattle raising”
Recruitment.
Collection or gathering, especially of money.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English reysynge; equivalent to raise + -ing.
Similar and opposite words
Opposite
lowering
RAISING at a glance
RAISING has 7 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (R 1 + A 1 + I 1 + S 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,380 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with raising
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- RAINING8
- RAIDING9
- RAILING8
- RAISINS7
- RAITING8
- RAISINY10
- RAIKING12
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