Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rising action

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: ris-ing ac-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A part of a book or play in which more things start to happen. The rising action leads to the climax.

Inflected Forms

rising actions (plural)

Phrases

falling action

Frequently Paired Words

falling action

Questions

What does rising action mean?: A part of a book or play in which more things start to happen. The rising action leads to the climax.

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