aging
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- adjective
- /ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
- US
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envejecido
- Merely an aging, graying woman?
- an aging woman
This is normal aging prostate exam.
- This is normal aging prostate exam.
- One of my greatest fears earlier on in my career was being an ageing rock star.
- The colours are so brightening, like there's nothing harsh or aging about.
- The space seems full of wonder and I look around like an ageing Miranda in this strange new environment.
- But the human brain is absolutely remarkable, which speaks to both ends of the spectrum from aging brain which we are actually under.
Examples
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I can't say I missed the whistles and sexual commentary my presence would once have inspired, but just then I could have done without the reminder that I was an aging, invisible woman.
Fiction book (1999) -
Is that a young business, a growing business, an aging business?
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What is it like dealing with aging as a blind woman who cannot see herself?
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So when we have an aging population, the number of humans declines over time.
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Imagine if you could slow down or even reverse your ageing just by changing your mindset.
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Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) is an aging, weary sheriff saddened by the increasingly violent nature of the world.
Blog text (24) -
The big one here is diabetes—also becoming more common with a fatter, more indolent, and aging population.
Academic text (2012) -
Detective Scanlon, an aging, portly fellow with a weathered face and more salt than pepper hair, stepped forward.
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Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) is an aging, weary sheriff saddened by the increasingly violent nature of the world.
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The big one here is diabetes—also becoming more common with a fatter, more indolent, and aging population.
Antonyms
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Aging as an adjective comes from the verb age and simply describes something 'becoming older' or 'showing years', whether people, buildings, or whole populations. So when we call someone or something aging, we mean it is growing older or showing the effects of time.