aging

or age·ing

[ ey-jing ]

noun

1. the process of becoming old or older:

   The aging of the population has had an effect on state revenues.

2. the process of bringing a product, material, etc., to maturity or a state fit for use:

   the proper aging of cheese in controlled conditions of temperature and humidity.

3. the process of making something seem older than it is:

   The leather tabletop is a recent replacement with deliberate aging and antiquing.

adjective

1. becoming old or older; showing signs of growing old:

   Many of us are caring for an aging parent in declining health.

2. giving the appearance of being old or older:

   They used aging makeup on some of the actors instead of recasting the roles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aging¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; age ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun; age ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective

Example Sentences

“I want to keep discovering that. I don’t want to be younger or hold onto who I was before. I want to age and to celebrate aging and celebrate aging with humor.”

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For his part, Danson is doing his best to combat the fears of aging he had in his youth — with an assist from Jane Fonda.

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UC also is asking the state for $1.36 billion in one-time funding to renovate aging campus facilities and build new classrooms, labs and other projects.

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Aging infrastructure, short-term thinking and ambitions that far exceed its funding are among the problems facing NASA, according to a new report.

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Demi Moore is boldly exposed as an aging Oscar winner rejected by her producer in a hyperstylized satire that also stars Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid.

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