Unscramble ageing

Definition of ageing

adjective:

• growing old. Synonyms: aging, senescent.

noun:

• acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time. Synonyms: aging, ripening.
• the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age. Synonyms: aging, senescence.

verb:

• begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast". Synonyms: age.
• grow old or older; "She aged gracefully", "we age every day--what a depressing thought!", "Young men senesce". Synonyms: age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce.
• make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously". Synonyms: age. Antonyms: rejuvenate.

Related words

catabiosis, dote, fossilise, fossilize, mellowing, turn.

Words nearby

aging.