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

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   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. Vivian Balakrishnan:

   We are developing and will soon roll out a portable wearable device that will ... not depend on possession of a smartphone, if this portable device works, we may then distribute it to everyone in Singapore.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   It's their right to think how they want. But can they count? I'm sure they can. Let them count the speed and the range of the weapons systems we are developing, russia will be forced to create and deploy types of weapons which can be used not only in respect of those territories from which the direct threat to us originates, but also in respect of those territories where the centers of decision-making are located.

3. Frank Luntz:

   ( Trump) wants to get the credit for developing the vaccine, then President Trump also gets the blame for so few of President Trump voters taking it.

4. Lance Whipple:

   It’s fantastic, it’s a no-brainer for us, we love being part of this organization because it is really kind of developing people’s skills that’s going to help them be successful in the future. And they’re Girl Scout cookies. Who does n’t like Girl Scout cookies ?

5. Professor Gao:

   There is certainly the potential for this model to help fight human diseases. The process we have been developing could help prevent muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease.

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