is ageing
- present progressive of age (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Rows of coffins line a university classroom in the South Korean port city of Busan, ready for the training of future funeral directors in a country where the population is ageing rapidly.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
To be sure, India's air force is ageing and short on fighter jets.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
The existing satellite fleet is ageing and is in urgent need of an overhaul.
From BBC ● May 22, 2024
The fact that the population is ageing - a greater proportion of the working age population is in their 50s and 60s - is a major cause of the numbers going up.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2024
My First is ageing day by day, My Second’s age is ended.
From The Story of Lewis Carroll Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland by Bowman, Isa
