uplifting
Other forms: upliftings
When you stand on a beach and admire the uplifting of a kite into the blue sky, you're watching it move up. Watching that kite rise might be an uplifting, or moving, experience.
Use the noun uplifting to describe the upward movement of something. You could describe the uplifting of a hot air balloon on a sunny day, or the uplifting of a girl's long hair in the wind. The action of something rising is an uplifting. A more common way to use the word is as an adjective describing something that figuratively lifts one's spirits or mood.
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the rise of something
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cheerfully encouraging
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synonyms:
heartening, inspiriting
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encouraging
giving courage or confidence or hope
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encouraging
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