ageing

age·ing  (jng)

n. Chiefly British

Variant of aging.

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ageing, aging [ˈeɪdʒɪŋ]

n

1. the process of growing old or developing the appearance and characteristics of old age

2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) the change of properties that occurs in some metals after heat treatment or cold working

adj

1. becoming or appearing older or elderly an ageing car

2. giving or creating the appearance of age or elderliness that dress is really ageing on her

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ageing - acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time aging, ripening mellowing - the process of becoming mellow biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	2.	ageing - the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age senescence, aging catabiosis - normal aging of cells biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
Adj.	1.	ageing - growing old                           aging, senescent old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"

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ageing aging

adjective

growing old or older, declining, maturing, deteriorating, mellowing, in decline, senile, long in the tooth, senescent, getting on or past it (informal) He lives with his ageing mother.

noun

growing old, decline, decay, deterioration, degeneration, maturation, senility, senescence degenerative diseases and premature ageing

Quotations
"Grow old along with me!"
"The best is yet to be" [Robert Browning Rabbi Ben Ezra]

Translations

ageing [ˈeɪdʒɪŋ]

A. ADJ [person] → anciano, envejecido; [machinery, vehicle] → anticuado, viejo

B. N → envejecimiento m, el envejecer, senescencia f
the ageing process → el proceso de envejecer

ageing aging [ˈeɪdʒɪŋ]

adj [mother, father] → vieillissant(e); [population, workforce] → vieillissant(e); [car] → vieillissant(e), en fin de parcours; [aircraft, ship, machine] → vieillissant(e), obsolescent(e)

n → vieillissement m

ageing [ˈeɪdʒɪŋ] adj → che diventa vecchio/a
an ageing filmstar → una diva stagionata