Usually means: Buildup of events, increasing tension.
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  1. rising action: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. rising action: Wiktionary
  3. rising action: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. rising action: Dictionary.com
  5. Rising action: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. rising action: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. rising action: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (rising action)

noun:  A part of a book or play in which more things start to happen. The rising action leads to the climax.

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