ageing
Americannoun
noun
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the process of growing old or developing the appearance and characteristics of old age
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the change of properties that occurs in some metals after heat treatment or cold working
adjective
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becoming or appearing older or elderly
an ageing car
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giving or creating the appearance of age or elderliness
that dress is really ageing on her
Example Sentences
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The youth-led protests were triggered by a brief social media ban, but were fuelled by anger at economic stagnation and an ageing elite seen as out of touch.
From Barron's
Like most countries, the Netherlands faces an ageing population, so as more people retire fewer are in the workforce.
From BBC
The Raac crisis exposed broader issues with the condition of schools, the report said, with the National Audit Office saying at the time that 700,000 children were being taught in unsafe or ageing buildings.
From BBC
Japan has a long list of problems: sluggish growth, public debt that is the largest in the world, and a working population that is both ageing and shrinking.
From BBC
At Barcelona's main station Sants, fewer passengers were in the concourse than usual, with the strike following weeks of chaos on the northeastern Catalonia's ageing commuter network, used by hundreds of thousands of people.
From Barron's
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