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  • present participle of age.
  • a variation of aging.
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ageing

[ay-jing] / ˈeɪ dʒɪŋ /


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The ageing process worked in reverse thanks to his team feasting on Hearts' scarcely believable weaknesses.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Japan has registered a record number of foreigners living in the country this year despite growing anti-immigration sentiment, as the country grapples with problems caused by an ageing and shrinking population.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Previously, transporting heavy cargo such as industrial machinery, raw materials, construction materials and energy-related supplies required extreme caution because of safety concerns surrounding the ageing bridge," Lim told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Northern Ireland's leaders have not absorbed the implications of a rapidly ageing society and are continuing to "plan for a population from a previous era" the Commissioner for Older People Siobhan Casey has warned.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

They were both old and round, and they lived in their flat with a number of ageing Highland terriers who had names like Hamish and Andrew and Jock.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman


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