adj · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/
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rhymes with -eɪdʒɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Becoming elderly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
Examples
The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The process of becoming older or more mature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The accumulation of damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time; the progressing loss of health, mobility, vibrancy and body functionality, resulting in biological death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: gerontology, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: senescence
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Wear; wear and tear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of age
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
growing old
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ageing, senescent
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ageing, senescence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic process, biological process
Narrower terms: catabiosis
9
noun
Meaning 9
acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ripening, ageing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic process, biological process
Narrower terms: mellowing
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, age + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
80 source translations are retained for this English entry.