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ageing

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1. ageing - Noun

2. ageing - Adjective

3. ageing - Verb

4. ageing - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age

acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time

growing old

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A bunch of tourists happen on a staggeringly beautiful seaside cove, but somehow can’t find their way out, and make an awful discovery: they are ageing a few years every half an hour. Source: Internet

“All she cried about was the sorry state of her children, that she was scared of leaving, and her ageing mother who she knew wasn’t doing very well,” she says. Source: Internet

Ageing of some cheeses is governed by regulations; citation in other cases, no quantitative indication of degree of ageing and concomitant lactose reduction is given, and lactose content is not usually indicated on labels. Source: Internet

American oak contributes greater texture and resistance to ageing, but produces more powerful wine bouquets. Source: Internet

Another way that research indicates that humour helps with the ageing process, is through helping the individual to create and maintain strong social relationship during transitory periods in their lives. Source: Internet

“An ageing population brings work opportunities in the residential aged care sector with TAFE and private providers offering the intensive training needed to set people up for a rewarding career." Source: Internet

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