Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raising

/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
rais-ing
IPA
/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of raise

noun

Elevation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Recruitment.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Collection or gathering, especially of money.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The movement of an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause to a matrix or main clause.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

raisings (plural)

Derived Forms

barnraising childraising cropraising fundraising hellraising houseraising stockraising

Phrases

barn raising Canadian raising consciousness-raising don't get above your raising eyebrow-raising fire-raising fund-raising hair raising

Frequently Paired Words

barn raising Canadian raising consciousness-raising don't get above your raising eyebrow-raising fire-raising fireraising fund-raising

Synonyms

breeding bringing up fostering fosterage nurture rearing upbringing elevation lift

Homonyms

razing

Antonyms

lowering

Rhymes With

amazing praising grazing blazing gazing glazing phrasing phasing hazing razing appraising lazing

Questions

How do you pronounce raising?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/.
What does raising mean?
present participle and gerund of raise
Where does raising come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce raising

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