Associations to the word «Ageing»

Wiktionary

AGEING, verb. (Australia) (New Zealand) (British) present participle of age
AGEING, noun. (Australia) (New Zealand) (British) The process of becoming older or more mature.
AGEING, noun. (Australia) (New Zealand) (British) The deliberate act of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is.
AGEING, noun. (Australia) (New Zealand) (British) (gerontology) Becoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.
AGEING, adjective. (Australia) (New Zealand) (British) Becoming elderly.

Dictionary definition

AGEING, noun. Acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time.
AGEING, noun. The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age.
AGEING, adjective. Growing old.

Wise words

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