Aging

English

Alternative forms

• ageing (Commonwealth English)

Verb

aging

1. Present participle of age.

Noun

Aging (plural Agings)

1. (intransitive) The process of becoming older or more mature.
2. (transitive) Allowing something to become older.

   The owner asked the clerk to age some big bills that were due.

3. (transitive) The deliberate act of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is.
4. (gerontology) Becoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time

Translations

the process of becoming older or more mature

Finnish: vanheneminen (fi), ikääntyminen (fi)

Volapük: bäldikam (vo)

the deliberate act of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is

becoming senescent

Adjective

Aging (comparative more Aging, superlative most Aging)

1. Becoming elderly.

   The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.

Notes

• Comparative and superlative forms are rare.

Translations

becoming elderly

Finnish: vanheneva (fi), ikääntyvä (fi)

Korean: 노화 (ko) (nohwa)

Anagrams

• nigga