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
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While solar and wind power are being produced in growing quantities, ageing grids and a lack of storage sometimes mean those sources cannot be used as efficiently as they could be.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
India's neighbour China has spent years grappling with an ageing population, rolling out measures to encourage younger people to marry and boost births as its workforce shrinks.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Batter Usman Khawaja was injured playing golf, the batting line-up weak and the back-ups to an ageing pace attack not up to the mark.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
China's ageing population has been driven by a mix of factors, including rapid urbanisation and the effects of the controversial one-child policy, which was in place from 1980 to the end of 2015.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 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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