Unscramble rearing

Definition of rearing

adjective:

• rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile; "a lion rampant". Synonyms: rampant.

noun:

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child. Synonyms: nurture, raising.
• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important". Synonyms: breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, upbringing.

verb:

• stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror". Synonyms: rear, rise up.
• bring up; "raise a family", "bring up children". Synonyms: bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear.
• rise up; "The building rose before them". Synonyms: lift, rear, rise.
• cause to rise up. Synonyms: erect, rear.
• construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn". Synonyms: erect, put up, raise, rear, set up. Antonyms: level.

Related words

cradle, fledge, foster, hulk, loom, pitch, predominate, prick, tower.

Words nearby

bearing, gearing, hearing, raring, reading, roaring, searing, tearing, wearing.

Rhymes with

appearing, bioengineering, cheering, clearing, disappearing, domineering, earring, electioneering, engineering, gearing, interfering, interfering, persevering, racketeering, searing, shearing, sneering, steering, tearing, veering.