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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-mur-jing
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmɜr dʒɪŋ



Definition of emerging

Origin :
  • 1560s, from Middle French émerger, from Latin emergere "rise out or up, bring forth, bring to light," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + mergere "to dip, sink" (see merge). The notion is of rising from a liquid by virtue of buoyancy. Related: Emerged; emerging.
  • verb come out, arise
Example sentences :
  • She is not yet out of the world of matter, though she is emerging.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • He crossed over, emerging out of the shadows into her enveloping radiance.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Then, on emerging from the wood, on again reaching the parterre, he raised his eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Emerging from a dream, the young fellow also began to smile.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • In a few minutes Von Holzen approached them, emerging from the factory alone.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • The lights of a small boat were just emerging from the dark a dozen feet away.
  • Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
  • His subaltern, Bacon, had been the first to pass the gap, and had been killed on emerging.
  • Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
  • The principle of nationality is emerging from the tortuous confusion of the ages.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • They blinked after emerging from the mysterious shadows of the garden.
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
  • The roof was a narrow island, emerging from the immense sheet.
  • Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola

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