Definitions for developing
dɪˈvɛl ə pɪŋde·vel·op·ing

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. development, developingadjective

   processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

   "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"

2. developing, underdevelopedadjective

   relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply

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1. developingnoun

   the process of treating a photosensitive material with chemicals in order to make a latent image visible.

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1. developingadjective

   Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.

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1. Developing

   of Develop

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1. Developing

   Developing is a 1994 short film directed by Marya Cohn, about the relationship between a girl and her single mother, who has breast cancer. The film stars Natalie Portman as Nina.

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1. developingverb

   Verb form of the word develop.

   The developing creation of peace agreements is vital for humanity.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'developing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3188

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'developing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3607

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'developing' in Adjectives Frequency: #436

How to pronounce developing?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say developing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of developing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of developing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of developing in a Sentence

1. Arrivo CEO Brogan Bambrogan:

   Arrivo CEO Brogan Bambrogan is developing 21st century technology that’s going to let you do more with what you have.

2. Hannah Siddle:

   Although this could be very bad news for the Tasmanian devil, we are in a better position than we were when the first contagious cancer emerged. We are further ahead with research and with developing captive management strategies, however, this is a warning to how we manage not just the Tasmanian devil but all vulnerable species, particularly those confined to islands, where disease is a real threat and can do a lot of damage quickly.

3. Grace Douglas:

   NASA has knowledge and capabilities in this area, but we know that technologies and ideas exist outside of the agency, raising awareness will help us reach people in a variety of disciplines that may hold the key to developing these new technologies.

4. Sven Harmeling:

   Poor countries will arrive at the U.N. climate talks in Lima (in December) with some confidence that rich countries are starting to live up to their responsibilities, However, (the) GCF pledges must be part of an ongoing increase in levels of climate finance to help developing countries deal with climate impacts.

5. Israel Katz:

   Yes, I think there is cooperation as it belongs to developing the ballistic missiles. And we have the evidence, we have a lot of evidence.

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