emerging

[ ih-mur-jing ]

adjective

1. emergent ( def 3 ):

   emerging nations.

Other Words From

• une·merging adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emerging¹

First recorded in 1640–50; emerge + -ing ²

Example Sentences

As Jared Taylor, the white supremacist and founder of the New Century Foundation, put it when we met this year, a new wave of “eco-supremacists” is emerging.

From Salon

Kolankiewicz, for one, was fascinated by studies of the carbon legacy of families — the emerging notion that a person’s carbon footprint would multiply through generations and that the best way to reduce emissions was to have one less child.

From Salon

This is part of an emerging eco-fascist belief, he said, that the right must now take stewardship of the environment.

From Salon

Prendergast was one of the stars of Ireland's Under-20s Six Nations Grand Slam win in 2023 and also impressed during this year's Emerging Ireland series in South Africa, starting three games at fly-half in the space of the week.

From BBC

With freaking Donald Trump now having won the presidency twice, openness is emerging to candidates who don’t feel like members of the so-called establishment—i.e. mavericks, people who have blue-collar backgrounds or those who might be considered a bit too revolutionary in the kinds of law-finance-tech circles that Kamala Harris comes from.

From Slate

Related Words

• ascending
• climbing
• growing
• increasing
• soaring
• spiraling
• surging