Ageing

English

Alternative forms

• aging

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪdʒɪŋ

Verb

ageing

1. (UK) Present participle of age.

Noun

Ageing (plural Ageings)

1. (UK) The process of becoming older or more mature.
2. (UK) The deliberate act of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is.
3. (UK, gerontology) Becoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.

Adjective

Ageing (not comparable)

1. (UK) Becoming elderly.