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

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1. development, developing(adj)

   processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

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

2. developing, underdeveloped(adj)

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

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1. developing(n.)

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

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1. developing(Adjective)

   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. developing

   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

   US English

   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Paul Tournier:

   It is a lovely thing to have a husband and wife developing together and having the feeling of falling in love again. That is what marriage really means helping one another to reach the full status of being persons, responsible and autonomous beings who do not run away from life.

2. Malala Yousafzai:

   When you meet these girls, their passion and taste for education it is remarkable. They want to learn, in the global south, in developing countries, most of the children fight every day to get educated. Many families have sold their whole property – their cows, their farm and everything to get their children educated.

3. Mike Jax:

   I thought it was a valid piece of information to be part of the dialogue of the continuing, developing story, i was only trying to promote discussion.

4. Renae A. Sauter:

   Helping professionals, Therapists, Life Coaches, Healers can greatly assist you in changing your life for the better, but they pale in comparison to the power that’s gained from you developing a relationship with yourself. It’s you that holds the power for change.”

5. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   The pressure around this decision back then was enormous. But I insisted -- I ordered the construction and it paid off, today, Har Homa is a flourishing neighborhood in which tens of thousands of Israeli civilians are living. As we proved in the past, my friends in the Likud Party and I, we will keep Jerusalem protected and keep developing it.

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