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

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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

   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. Troy Olsson:

   Our partners in the VAPR program are developing a lot of structurally sound transient materials whose mechanical properties have exceeded our expectations.

2. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal:

   We spent a lot of time developing detailed policy papers, and given this crazy, unpredictable election season, clearly there just wasn't a lot of interest, i think the Republican Party has to lay out the pathway why we are the party for opportunity and growth.

3. Lassina Zerbo:

   First everyone talks about enrichment, but before we discuss this enrichment, let's get this treaty into force so that we don't even think about the process towards developing nuclear weapons.

4. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager:

   It shouldn't only be the Commission doing things that are new in terms of developing competition law, they are well suited to do it. And since they both do it with the German and European perspective, then basically they do it in a way which is beneficial to all.

5. Mona Sarfaty:

   The danger to children is real and is already witnessed by physicians in the US, children suffer more heat impacts because they spend more time outside. They are more vulnerable to the heat-related increases in air pollution that come from fossil fuel exhaust, because their lungs are still developing. Outdoor play also makes them more prey to insect vectors carrying dangerous infections.

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