rising vs climbing

climbing vs rising

rising and climbing both are nouns.

rising is an adjective but climbing is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rising	Yes	Yes	No	No
climbing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, climbing is a hyponym of rising; that is, climbing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rising:

rising: a movement upward; rise above the ground
climbing: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

Other hyponyms of rising include climb, mounting, elevation, lift, raising, heave, heaving, liftoff, rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom, takeoff, upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust, uplifting.

rising (noun)	climbing (noun)
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another	an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
a movement upward; rise above the ground

rising (adjective)	climbing (adjective)
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
sloping upward
coming to maturity
newly come into prominence

Difference between rising and climbing

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