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adulting

American  

[uh-duhlt-ing, ad-uhlt-ing] / əˈdʌlt ɪŋ, ˈæd ʌlt ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of carrying out the everyday tasks associated with adulthood, and of taking on adult responsibilities.

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• adulter
  noun

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adulting

A time when we didn’t worry and weren’t burdened with adulting.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

Hopefully I’ll live a long time, and by the time they have to think about managing my affairs, they’ll know a lot more about adulting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

This should be a teachable moment, the adulting equivalent of an afterschool special.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2025

But even with all that adulting, cooking, monogamy and poetry, the dude still couldn’t promise forever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

She’s now struggling to support herself on $27,000 a year and figure out all the adulting stuff most people went through 20 years younger.

From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2023