emerging

[ ih-mur-jing ]

adjective

1. emergent ( def 3 ):

   emerging nations.

Other Words From

• une·merging adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emerging¹

First recorded in 1640–50; emerge + -ing ²

Example Sentences

For a poor country, just emerging from decades of Soviet rule, the idea of maintaining a ruinously expensive nuclear arsenal made little sense.

From BBC

“There are emerging threats to the availability of mifepristone and misoprostol, and California may not be able to guarantee a continued supply,” the bill states.

From Los Angeles Times

Six years on, the emerging allegations about Wallace’s conduct raise questions about whether executives - at the production company Banijay and the BBC - reacted appropriately.

From BBC

In their work, now published in Nature, Lang and colleagues combine two emerging solar cell technologies, namely perovskite and organic solar cells, that both are processed at low temperatures with a low carbon footprint.

From Science Daily

A number of factors - including changes in the use of agricultural land, urbanisation, the impact of climate change, pesticide use and emerging pathogens - means many bee species are "not doing very well", Dr Gill said.

From BBC

Related Words

• ascending
• climbing
• growing
• increasing
• soaring
• spiraling
• surging