emerging

adjective

emerg·​ing i-ˈmər-jiŋ 

: newly formed or prominent : emergent sense 4

emerging nations

an emerging artist

investing in emerging markets

None of the books under review deals at all with the question of access to emerging technologies. Who gets to use this new technology?

—Charles Moran

Examples of emerging in a Sentence

There is an emerging consensus that the war will end soon.

Recent Examples on the Web

Another is a vibrant cultural and emerging financial hub in Southeast Asia. —Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 2 Apr. 2025

What can companies do to lower their plastic tax liability under these new and emerging rules? —Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025

According to the Morgan Stanley Capital Index (MSCI) equity index, there are 58 emerging and frontier markets (EM). —Robert Ginsburg, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

Sure, the annual ceremony always honors the best and brightest in music, and Sunday was no different, spotlighting some of the greatest emerging and long-standing names in the industry. —Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 3 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for emerging

• converging
• diverging
• submerging
• merging
• purging
• scourging
• surging
• urging
• verging