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uprising

/ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon.

Examples :

"The sun is uprising now, painting the sky with orange and pink. "
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Related Words

Illustration painting

painting verb

/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/

To apply paint to.

"My sister is painting her bedroom walls a cheerful yellow. "

Illustration horizon

horizon noun

/həˈɹaɪzən/

The visible horizontal line or point (in all directions) that appears to connect the Earth to the sky.

"A tall building was visible on the horizon."

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration policies

policies noun

/ˈpɑləsiz/ /ˈpɑlɪsiz/

A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body.

"The Communist Party has a policy of returning power to the workers."

Illustration insurgency

insurgency noun

/ɪnˈsɜː.dʒən.si/ /ɪnˈsɝ.dʒən.si/

Rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent

"suppress the insurgency by isolating the rebels from the rest of the population"

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

Illustration attempts

attempts noun

/əˈtɛmpts/

The action of trying at something.

"It was worth the attempt."

Illustration resulted

resulted verb

/ɹɪˈzʌltɪd/

To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.

"The heavy rain resulted in flooding in the streets. "

Illustration overthrow

overthrow noun

/əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/ /ˈoʊvɚˌθɹoʊ/

A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force.

"The student council's overthrow was announced at the assembly. "

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration inclination

inclination noun

/ɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

A physical tilt or bend.

"The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start."

Illustration insurrection

insurrection noun

/ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃən/

A violent uprising of part or all of a national population against the government or other authority.

"The students' insurrection against the strict school rules led to a temporary suspension of classes. "