balding

[ bawl-ding ]

adjective

1. losing hair on the scalp; becoming bald:

   a middle-aged, balding man.

noun

1. the process of becoming bald:

   There are numerous causes for balding, such as genetics and poor nutrition.

balding

/ ˈbɔːldɪŋ /

adjective

1. somewhat bald or becoming bald

Word History and Origins

Origin of balding¹

First recorded in 1935–40; bald ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) balding fordef 1, or -ing ¹( def ) balding fordef 2

Example Sentences

Overwhelmed with thoughts of death and my newly balding head, on July 22, I went back to Mount Bullion and pulled up to the summit.

From Outside Online

A balding and bespectacled 70-year-old, Russo first became interested in marijuana back in the 1990s, when he noticed the relief that many of his patients got from the drug.

From MIT Technology Review

Afraz is short, with a dark horseshoe mustache and balding dome covered partially by a thin ponytail, reminiscent of Matthew McConaughey in True Detective.

From Nautilus

Clean-shaven and balding, Saleem is in his forties and walks with a limp.

From The Daily Beast

In a somber tone, the balding man with white hair describes having lost two sons in the war, both of them fighters with Fatah.

From The Daily Beast

Sitting at the desk was a man in his mid- to late 40s, balding, conventionally dressed in slacks and an Oxford shirt, no tie.

From The Daily Beast

The portly, balding Sabah, a father of two, glances nervously at the television.

From The Daily Beast

In 2012, Donnelly, balding and bespectacled, arrived at the airport in Ontario.

From The Daily Beast

Lieutenant Tokugawa Nariaki was an average-sized, sleepy-looking individual with a balding crew cut and a morose expression.

From Project Gutenberg

Under the trees, she raised up on tiptoe and kissed the balding forehead of a tall, dark-robed priest.

From Project Gutenberg

Division Chief Reinhardt was a heavy-set, balding man, built like a professional wrestler.

From Project Gutenberg

Now the balding, bearded physicists sat in the front row when the appropriations were spooned out.

From Project Gutenberg

The sun shone with a dim and windy light out of the sky that was hard with a pie-balding of cloud.

From Project Gutenberg