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Rising vs Spreading - What's the difference?

rising | spreading |

As verbs the difference between rising and spreading

is that rising is while spreading is .

As nouns the difference between rising and spreading

is that rising is rebellion while spreading is the act by which something is spread.

As an adjective rising

is going up.

As a preposition rising

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

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)

    Anagrams

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    spreading

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-05-10, author=Audrey Garric
    • , volume=188, issue=22, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) citation , passage=As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is spread.
  • * 1991 , Samuel D. Robbins, Wisconsin Birdlife: Population & Distribution Past & Present (page 579)
    • Small numbers [of meadowlarks] remain on farms in the southern counties throughout the winter, usually relying on fresh manure spreadings for food when snow covers the fields.