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.
is aging
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present progressiveof age (3rd person singular).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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Scientists are increasingly using aging clocks to estimate whether a person is aging biologically faster or slower than their chronological age.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Croatia has reached the semifinals of the last two tournaments, but its golden generation is aging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
“This is the most expensive disease in a population that is aging — and rates of dementia rise with age.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Speculation about the president’s health, and how he is aging, abounds.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
There was a stateliness in his manner that grieved me, for when a man meets a rebuff with silence and dignity he is aging.
From Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases Seventeen Short Stories by Perceval Gibbon
