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aging en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

By surface analysis, age + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US) Becoming elderly.
    • The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.
    • A few aging men tiptoed in [...] men who had been Bert's companions at drinking or pennyante while the world passed them by. 1949, Dorothy M. Johnson, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 90:

Forms

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ageing UK, alternative lexicographic
most aging Degree=Sup lexicographic
more aging Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

nonaging · unaging

Translations (14)

es envejecedor (becoming elderly) · fi vanheneva (becoming elderly) · bg застаряващ (becoming elderly) · es senescente (becoming elderly) · fr vieillissant (becoming elderly) · hu korosodó (becoming elderly) · ru старе́ющий (becoming elderly) · nb aldrende (becoming elderly) · ca envellidor (becoming elderly) · fi ikääntyvä (becoming elderly) · de alternd (becoming elderly) · hu öregedő (becoming elderly) · nn aldrande (becoming elderly) · ro îmbătrânire (becoming elderly)

aging en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

By surface analysis, age + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The process of becoming older or more mature.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
  3. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) Wear; wear and tear.

Forms

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ageing UK, alternative lexicographic
agings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

anti-aging · accelerated aging · inflammaging · maraging · photoaging · antiaging

Synonyms

senescence

Translations (66)

tg пиршавӣ (the process of becoming older or more mature) · tr yaşlanma (the process of becoming older or more mature) · cs stárnutí (the process of becoming older or more mature) · sk starnutie (the process of becoming older or more mature) · ro îmbătrânire (the process of becoming older or more mature) · vi sự lão hoá (the process of becoming older or more mature) · uk ста́ріння (the process of becoming older or more mature) · cmn 老化 (the process of becoming older or more mature) · mk стареење (the process of becoming older or more mature) · nl veroudering (the process of becoming older or more mature) · ka მომწიფება (the process of becoming older or more mature) · fr sénescence (senescence) · kk қартаю (the process of becoming older or more mature) · bg старе́ене (the process of becoming older or more mature) · ca envelliment (the process of becoming older or more mature) · hu öregedés (the process of becoming older or more mature) · ka დაბერება (the process of becoming older or more mature) · ru старе́ние (the process of becoming older or more mature) · tg кӯхнашавӣ (the process of becoming older or more mature) · fi vanheneminen (senescence) · pt envelhecimento (the deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is) · de Altern (the process of becoming older or more mature) · ko 로화 (the process of becoming older or more mature) · az köhnəlmə (the process of becoming older or more mature) · nb aldring (the process of becoming older or more mature) · ar هَرَم (the process of becoming older or more mature) · sv åldrande (the process of becoming older or more mature) · es envejecimiento (the process of becoming older or more mature) · tg солхурдаги (the process of becoming older or more mature) · ko 노화 (the process of becoming older or more mature) · fi ikääntyminen (the process of becoming older or more mature) · fr vieillissement (the process of becoming older or more mature) · gl envellecemento (the process of becoming older or more mature) · pt envelhecimento (the process of becoming older or more mature) · fa پیری (the process of becoming older or more mature) · fi vanheneminen (the process of becoming older or more mature) · uz qarish (the process of becoming older or more mature) · he הִזְדַּקְּנוּת (the process of becoming older or more mature) · pl starzenie się (the process of becoming older or more mature) · zdj uɗuhazi (the process of becoming older or more mature) · fa سالخوردگی (the process of becoming older or more mature) · ar شَيْخُوخَة (the process of becoming older or more mature) · uk старі́ння (the process of becoming older or more mature) · az qocalma (the process of becoming older or more mature) · sh stȁrēnje (the process of becoming older or more mature) · it invecchiamento (the process of becoming older or more mature) · da aldring (the process of becoming older or more mature) · id penuaan (the process of becoming older or more mature) · sq plakje (the process of becoming older or more mature) · hi आयुवृद्धि (the process of becoming older or more mature) · lt senavimas (the process of becoming older or more mature) · et vananemine (the process of becoming older or more mature) · ms penuaan (the process of becoming older or more mature) · fa پیرش (the process of becoming older or more mature) · ky картаюу (the process of becoming older or more mature) · sl staranje (the process of becoming older or more mature) · de Alterung (the process of becoming older or more mature) · sh ста̏ре̄ње (the process of becoming older or more mature) · ja 老化 (the process of becoming older or more mature) · vo bäldikam (the process of becoming older or more mature) · ka ასაკის მატება (the process of becoming older or more mature) · da ældning (the deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is) · be старэ́нне (the process of becoming older or more mature) · hu idősödés (the process of becoming older or more mature) · lv novecošana (the process of becoming older or more mature) · th การสูงวัย (the process of becoming older or more mature)

aging en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

By surface analysis, age + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of age
    form of age

Forms

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ageing UK, alternative lexicographic