Definition of Uprising

Uprising

Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent.

An insurrection; a popular revolt.

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Uprising Quotations

We were ordered out to quell an uprising of the Indians, and were out for several days, had numerous skirmishes during which six of the soldiers were killed and several severely wounded.
Calamity Jane

Whoever thinks of stopping the uprising before it achieves its goals, I will give him ten bullets in the chest.
Yasser Arafat

This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising.
Joseph Brodsky

There's no doubt about it that Mubarak has been indeed a partner with Israel, but there's also no doubt about something else. Conditions in Egypt were getting worse and worse, and it was almost just a matter of time before the popular uprising started.
Anthony Weiner

If we get to shoot the third one, which I'm really hoping we do, the third one's great. There's a big uprising and rebellion, and my character Gale's a big part of that. If we get to shoot that, I'll be very, very pleased.
Liam Hemsworth

Without the United States, there simply would not have been an armed uprising in our country.
Daniel Ortega

Ours is the old, old story of every uprising race or class or order. The work of elevation must be wrought by ourselves or not at all.
Frances Power Cobbe

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Uprising Translations

uprising in French is insurrection
uprising in German is Aufstands- {m}
uprising in Latin is tumultus
uprising in Spanish is levantamiento, motin
uprising in Swedish is revolt

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