age
noun
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to.
are ageing
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present progressiveof age.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The UK currently has nine nuclear reactors in operation, but the plants are ageing and eight of them are due to close by the end of this decade.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025
In the case of Casemiro and Christian Eriksen, they are ageing and past their best and there are still relics of dreadful past recruitment such as Antony.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
Both of its coal-fired plants are ageing, outdated and run on lignite, the most polluting type of coal.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2023
Many of the UK's nuclear plants are ageing.
From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2021
Don’t give in that you are ageing, and you won’t age.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
