ageing

noun 1adj 1

Definitions

noun

UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of aging.

adj

UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of aging.

"The Tees Valley has ageing diesel trains that predate any form of emission control.

These two events have exposed the road haulage industry as being reliant on a poorly paid and ageing workforce, dependent on employees recruited from low-wage countries in Europe.

Collocations

ADJ.

afraid, dependent, fast, good, natural, overweight, slow

VERB + AGEING

am, band, paid, posed, process, stop, tees, thought

AGEING + NOUN

brain, diesel, disease, population, pub, rockers, workforce

PREP.

down, on

ADV.

poorly, quickly

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the organic process of growing older and showing the effects

noun — acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for

ripening
aging

adjective — growing old

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

"The Tees Valley has ageing diesel trains that predate any form of emission control.

Wiktionary

These two events have exposed the road haulage industry as being reliant on a poorly paid and ageing workforce, dependent on employees recruited from low-wage countries in Europe.

Wiktionary

Keeping your heart fit and strong can slow down the ageing of your brain, say researchers.

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The pharmaceutical company is looking for the Elixir of Life to stop the ageing process.

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The advantage of ageing is that one doesn't demand anymore the things that one failed to obtain in one's youth through lack of money.

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Ageing isn't good, but the alternative is no better.

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