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emerging

Sayee-MUR-jingUS/ɪˈmɝd͡ʒɪŋ/UK/iˈmɜːd͡ʒɪŋ/

3 meanings of emerging

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of emerge. Use this form for something happening right now.

    The sun was slowly emerging from behind the dark clouds.

    We watched a baby turtle emerging from the wet sand.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Starting to grow, develop, or become important.

    Like a small plant just starting to grow out of the ground.

    Solar power is an emerging source of clean energy.

    The coach watched the emerging talent on his young team.

    Similardeveloping, nascent, rising, budding, new

    Oppositeestablished

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  3. 3
    noununcountable
    The act of coming out or appearing for the first time.

    Like a chick breaking out of its egg into the world.

    The emerging of the butterfly from its chrysalis took several minutes.

    Everyone celebrated the emerging of the new nation.

    Similarappearance, surfacing

    Oppositedisappearance

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emerging is a form of emerge

emerge, verb: To come into sight after being hidden or out of view. Full entry

Forms
emergeemerges he/she/itemerging -ing formemerged past tense, past participle
Spelling
emerge → emerging: drop the e, add -ing

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Origin

It comes from the word "emerge" plus the ending "-ing".