developing

American  

[dih-vel-uh-ping] / dɪˈvɛl ə pɪŋ /

adjective

1. undergoing development; growing; evolving.

2. (of a nation or geographical area) having a standard of living or level of industrial production well below that possible with financial or technical aid; not yet highly industrialized.

   the developing world.

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Other Word Forms

• nondeveloping adjective
• self-developing adjective
• undeveloping adjective

Etymology

Origin of developing

First recorded in 1765–75; develop + -ing ²

Example Sentences

“It will come through the inflation, and then I think it will cut the economic growth in many countries, and especially in emerging and developing countries, where they don’t have the hard currencies,” he said.

From MarketWatch

Autism researchers and advocates are working toward developing better screening tools, safety plans, therapies and prevention strategies.

From Los Angeles Times

Block’s concerns crop up at a time when the market is extremely concerned about developing problems in the private-credit sector and the potential spillover from any crisis there would also impact the publicly-traded credit markets.

From MarketWatch

The research was supported by a federal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program focused on developing materials for switchable photonic devices, as well as by the National Science Foundation.

From Science Daily

The company had been working on EVs for years before they started to take off, and it played an important role in developing Ford’s electric Focus more than a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• booming
• burgeoning
• flourishing
• growing
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• prosperous
• robust
• wealthy