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aging

verbnounadjectiveattested in dialogue

  • //ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ//

The process of becoming older or more mature.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of agepresent participle and gerund of age

Etymology

By surface analysis, age + -ing.

noun

  1. 1

    The process of becoming older or more mature.

  2. 2

    The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.

  3. 3

    The accumulation of damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time; the progressing loss of health, mobility, vibrancy and body functionality, resulting in biological death.

  4. 4

    Wear; wear and tear.

adjective

  1. 1

    Becoming elderly.

    The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.

Forms

plural
agings
comparative
more aging
superlative
most aging
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