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raising

/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Raising means: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community.

Synonyms for raising10

noun, as in helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, rearing, upbringing

noun, as in the event of something being raised upward

noun, as in the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

rearing, nurture

adjective, as in increasing in quantity or value

What does raising mean?4

noun

1

helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community“they debated whether nature or nurture was more important”

2

the event of something being raised upward“an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon”

3

the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

adjective

1

increasing in quantity or value“a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with raising?8

three syllables

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Raising in a sentence

  • The car passed by, raising a cloud of dust behind it.orcrist
  • Raising a dog is like raising a child, right?CK
  • Raising a dog is like raising a kid, right?CK
  • The local population earns income from fishing, raising livestock, and sales of handicrafts.The_World_Factbook
  • She is perceived as a promiscuous mother, unworthy of raising her daughter.ddnktr
  • He is raising a big stink over a minor glitch.unknown
  • He showed his disapproval by raising an eyebrow.CM
  • He doesn't know the cares of raising children.unknown

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Forms of raising

as a noun

plural
raisings