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aging

aging

8 4.1
Leaving food or drink for a time so it becomes better in taste
  • noun
  • /ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  • US
translation icon : maduración (queso, vino)
  • The winemaker decided to leave the wine in the barrels for several years to enhance its flavors through aging.

Or you might not want to because the history of of its, its, its ageing is part of the object itself.

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Examples

  • Some cheeses improve remarkably with time, developing a richer taste during the aging process.

  • It's all in the aging process.

  • You keep them in the tanks, they keep aging.

  • After being kept in a freezer for months to prevent aging, breads are finally thawed to put on display.

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  • Oak-cask aging enhances the drink (Figure 3), but this varies by producer and location.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Its unique aging process originated in the 8th century A.D., when the township of Clermont was set upon by marauders.

  • The chef prefers using balsamic vinegar that has spent years in aging to achieve a complex flavor profile.

Synonyms

ripening
vsaging
4 2.7

The time when fruit or crops become ripe and ready to eat

is a slow passive process creating desirable qualities in products like cheese and wine

Antonyms

43 5.9

A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse

37 4.4

To slowly fall into ruin because of age or neglect

How Mature

maturity
101 3.3
aging
  • US
8 4.1
maturation
11 5.3
development
357 2.5
newness
12 1.9

Surface Forms

aging singular
agings plural
ageings plural
ageing singular

Morphology

aging = age (transparent) = age + ing

The noun is formed from the verb 'age' with '-ing' to denote the process of maturation; the metaphorical extension to wine or cheese is a common, learnable usage.

Etymology

Aging for wine or cheese uses the same basic idea as getting older: like fruit that 'ripens' or a person who matures, these products are left alone to 'develop' their flavor. That's why aging in food means being kept until it becomes richer and better.