ageing

ageing

English

Alternative forms

• aging (US)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪdʒɪŋ

Verb

ageing

1. (Australia, New Zealand, Britain) present participle of age

Noun

ageing (plural ageings)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, Britain) The process of becoming older or more mature.
2. (Australia, New Zealand, Britain) The deliberate act of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is.
3. (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, gerontology) Becoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.

Translations

process of becoming older or more mature

Bulgarian: стареене (stareene) Czech: stárnutí (cs) n Estonian: vananemine Finnish: ikääntyminen (fi) French: vieillissement (fr) Galician: envellecemento (gl) m

Polish: starzenie się Portuguese: envelhecimento (pt) m Russian: старе́ние (ru) n (starénije) Spanish: envejecimiento (es) Volapük: bäldikam

Adjective

ageing (not comparable)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, Britain) Becoming elderly.

   The ageing artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.

Translations

becoming elderly

Bulgarian: застаряващ (bg) (zastarjavašt) Finnish: ikääntyvä (fi) Norwegian: Bokmål: aldrende (no) Nynorsk: aldrande

Romanian: îmbătrânire (ro) Russian: старе́ющий (ru) (staréjuščij)

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