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 for def. 1, or -ing ¹ ( def. ) balding for def. 2

Example Sentences

In the UK, there are two medicines licensed to treat male pattern balding - finasteride and minoxidil.

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He was short and balding, with beady brown eyes, a friendly face and gracious manner.

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Upon learning her last match isn’t interested, she hisses, “He’s balding!”

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"I'm standing up for my rights," bellows Danny, a balding man with a grey beard who calls a converted horsebox home in a leafy suburb of Bristol.

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But something tells me our battered mood will see a winner in something like gifted ironist Nicolas Keppens’ “Beautiful Men,” a quirky tale of three balding Flemish brothers visiting foggy Istanbul for hair transplants.

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