Search Result:ageing


KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋedʒIŋ 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊeidʒiŋ 〕


Overview of noun ageing

The noun ageing has 2 senses


  • ripening, aging, ageing -- (acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time)

  • aging, ageing, senescence -- (the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age)


Overview of verb age

The verb age has 3 senses


  • age -- (begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast")

  • senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate -- (grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce")

  • age -- (make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously")


Overview of adj ageing

The adj ageing has 1 sense