noun

aging

AY-jihng

noun

The natural process of growing older.

"Doctors are studying how diet affects healthy aging."

"Aging can bring wisdom as well as wrinkles."

Making something look or become older on purpose, such as furniture or wine.

"The wine spends two years aging in oak barrels before it is bottled."

How to Use Aging

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishGetting older over time, whether that's people, wine, or furniture built to look antique.

UK vs US

British English often spells this "ageing," while American English prefers "aging."

more aging comparative, agings plural, most aging superlative

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Simply "age" plus the ending "-ing."

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