"emerging" in the verb sense
1. emerge
come out into view, as from concealment
"Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"
2. issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress
come out of
"Water issued from the hole in the wall"
"The words seemed to come out by themselves"
3. emerge
become known or apparent
"Some nice results emerged from the study"
4. emerge
come up to the surface of or rise
"He felt new emotions emerge"
5. come forth, emerge
happen or occur as a result of something
"emerging" in the adjective sense
1. emerging, rising
coming to maturity
"the rising generation"
2. emergent, emerging
coming into existence
"an emergent republic"
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