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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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While an ageing population and lower birth rates are limiting the supply of younger workers, higher participation rates among older employees and migration have helped to offset this decline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The genomic resource could eventually contribute to human research involving ageing, immunity, and disease resistance.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Set in the early 1960s, Angh follows Anghba, the ageing hereditary chief of a Konyak village, and his young son, as the world around them changes.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Horgan says she wanted to offer "an honest depiction of someone having a complicated relationship with ageing".

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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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