developing

American  

[dih-vel-uh-ping] / dɪˈvɛl ə pɪŋ /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• nondeveloping adjective
• self-developing adjective
• undeveloping adjective

Etymology

Origin of developing

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

Example Sentences

Those chips, plus ones Meta is buying from other suppliers or developing on its own, are all geared toward maximizing the data centers in which the company is investing so heavily.

From Barron's

WSJ reporters on the ground are on top of this developing story.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another caveat: If your calcium score is zero, it doesn’t mean you have no risk for developing heart disease.

From The Wall Street Journal

French carmaker Renault said on Monday it was developing a ground-based drone for military and civilian use as Europe scrambles to boost weapons production in the face of Russian aggression.

From Barron's

They compared overall physical activity levels with how much of that activity was vigorous, then tracked participants' risk of developing eight major diseases over time.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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