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Mounting vs Rising - What's the difference?

mounting | rising |

As adjectives the difference between mounting and rising

is that mounting is that continues to mount; steadily accumulating while rising is going up.

As verbs the difference between mounting and rising

is that mounting is while rising is .

As nouns the difference between mounting and rising

is that mounting is something mounted; an attachment while rising is rebellion.

As a preposition rising is

(us|slang|dated) more than; exceeding; upwards of.

mounting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • that continues to mount; steadily accumulating.
    • mounting debts

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something mounted; an attachment.
  • The act of one who mounts.
  • * 1834 , John Dunmore Lang, An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales
    • The stage we had now commenced was eighteen miles in length; but the frequent mountings and dismountings, to climb or to descend the rocky sides of the mountains, made it appear much longer.

    rising

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • rebellion
  • The act of something that rises.
    • the risings and fallings of a thermometer
  • (US, dated) A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.
    • salt rising'''; milk '''rising

    Adjective

    (-)
  • going up

    • Related terms

    * rise

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (US, slang, dated) More than; exceeding; upwards of.
    • a horse rising six years of age
    (Webster 1913)

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