developing

[ dih-vel-uh-ping ]

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.

Other Words From

• nonde·velop·ing adjective
• self-de·velop·ing adjective
• unde·velop·ing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of developing¹

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

Example Sentences

France 24's coverage of two developing hostage situations in Paris on Friday.

From The Daily Beast

It could dramatically improve quality of life in communities throughout the developing world.

From The Daily Beast

I ended up developing a blister on one of my vocal cords, so that kinda sucked.

From The Daily Beast

I am so sorry that your parents did this to you, developing their own discriminatory take on your existence.

From The Daily Beast

We are developing a strategy next year that will permit them to march in the street.

From The Daily Beast

Meanwhile, another form of imitation is developing, the fashioning of lasting semblances.

From Project Gutenberg

And his mind at least was happy in its new sense of expansion and acquisition, its increasing and developing powers.

From Project Gutenberg

Here the legs may have grown the longer, there the arms, the limbs developing in accordance with their degree of employment.

From Project Gutenberg

"But I do not observe any symptoms of that malady developing themselves at present," added the doctor.

From Project Gutenberg

Their intelligence is of a generalized character, and is capable of developing in new channels.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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