Definitions
Developing - as a noun
Processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
Example: "The development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"
Developing - as an adjective satellite
Relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
Developing - as a verb
To change with a specific direction, progress.
Example: "Let's see how things develop and then make our decision."
To progress through a sequence of stages.
Example: "Isabel developed from a tropical depression to a tropical storm to a hurricane. an embryo develops into a fetus and then into an infant."
To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
To create.
Example: "I need to develop a plan for the next three weeks."
To bring out images latent in photographic film.
Example: "Please develop this roll of film."
To acquire something usually over a period of time.
Example: "I have been in england enough to develop a british accent."
To place one's pieces actively.
Example: "I need to develop my white-square bishop."
To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
Developing - as an adjective
In the process of development.
Example: "A developing foetus"
Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.
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Word Game Points
DEVELOPING has a SCRABBLE points total of 17.
DEVELOPING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 22.
DEVELOPING has a WORDFEUD points total of 19.
