ageing
Americannoun
noun
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the process of growing old or developing the appearance and characteristics of old age
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the change of properties that occurs in some metals after heat treatment or cold working
adjective
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becoming or appearing older or elderly
an ageing car
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giving or creating the appearance of age or elderliness
that dress is really ageing on her
Example Sentences
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Qatar gave the luxury Boeing 747 jet to the United States in 2025, after Trump complained about the ageing current presidential planes and delays to the delivery of their planned replacements.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
They said they felt it was also unfair to ask customers to take responsibility for years of under-investment into the ageing infrastructure.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The 93-year-old star of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" and "The Exorcist" will play a fictionalised, ageing Marilyn Monroe in Maggie Gyllenhaal's short film "Flesh Impact".
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
People who had less sugar exposure during the first few years of life were much less likely to develop several different cancers later in life, and they also showed signs of slower biological ageing.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
They were both old and round, and they lived in their flat with a number of ageing Highland terriers who had names like Hamish and Andrew and Jock.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
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