Definitions for uprising

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uprising up·ris·ing

Spelling: [uhp-rahy-zing, uhp-rahy-zing]

IPA: /ˈʌpˌraɪ zɪŋ, ʌpˈraɪ zɪŋ/

Uprising is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 179 anagrams from letters in uprising (giinprsu).

Definitions for uprising

noun

1. an insurrection or revolt.
2. an act of rising up.
3. an ascent or acclivity.
4. an act of rising up.

verb (used without object)

1. to rise up; get up, as from a lying or sitting posture.
2. to rise into view:
3. to rise in revolt.
4. to come into existence or prominence:
5. to move upward; mount up; ascend.
6. to come above the horizon.
7. to slope upward:
8. to swell or grow, as a sound:

Origin of uprising

Middle English word dating back to 1200-50; See origin at up-, rising

Examples for uprising

The uprising had been directed against the British troops alone.

But, if he really desired to take part in this uprising, how was I to let him know?

It was shuttered during the uprising against Gaddafi and the staff was evacuated in the wake of the 2012 Benghazi attack.

There were no grounds for any such fears, nor for any anticipations of an uprising.

He was one of few outspoken activists in Syria prior to the uprising that took a place in March of 2011.

In a moment all restraint was banished in the uprising of his great love.

Many secular activists from the urban areas of Damascus or Aleppo withdrew long ago, sickened by what the uprising was becoming.

And it seems like another Intifada, or Palestinian uprising, might be on the way.

It is no wonder that headlines around the world are talking about a new, third intifada, or Palestinians uprising.

There was a sudden stir, and an uprising of dark forms on all sides.