aging
The process of becoming older or more mature.
Noun 4 meanings
The process of becoming older or more mature.
The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
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.
Wear; wear and tear.
Adjective 1 meaning
Becoming elderly.
“The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.”
Etymology
By surface analysis, age + -ing.
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AGING at a glance
AGING has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (A 1 + G 2 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,543 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with aging
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- AXING13
- APING8
- ACING8
- AKING10
- AWING9
- AHING9
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