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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But, while he is not the player he was, Croatia are ageing too and are not the team they once were either.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The Environment Agency said that Wessex Water's rising mains are "ageing" and account for many of the company's pollution incidents.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 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Both of its coal-fired plants are ageing, outdated and run on lignite, the most polluting type of coal.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
Every individual may know this from his own experience, and from it he knows that those who are now voicing old bitter cries are ageing, and will soon pass and leave no successors.
From Principles of Freedom by Terence J. (Terence Joseph) MacSwiney
