US /dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #6343

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    In the process of growing or being formed.

    The scan showed the developing baby clearly.

  2. 2
    adj

    (of a country) Becoming more industrialized and economically advanced, but still poorer than developed nations.

    Many developing countries struggle to fund public healthcare.

  3. 3
    noun

    The process of treating photographic film to make the picture appear.

    The developing of the film took about an hour.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · (of a country) becoming... underdeveloped
3 noun · the process of treating... development
Word family
Derived forms undeveloping

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