balding

adjective

bald·​ing ˈbȯl-diŋ How to pronounce balding (audio)
: becoming bald
bespectacled and balding

Examples of balding in a Sentence

He wore a hat to cover his balding head.
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A lot of you — even some of the balding ones — weren’t even born. Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 This can lead to a noticeable improvement in hair density in balding areas. Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025 International superstar Tom Cruise took a career detour to play foul-mouthed, balding studio exec Les Grossman. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025 Some are good-looking, some are fat, some are bald or balding, some look like grandmas, some are young. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for balding

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of balding was in 1938

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“Balding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balding. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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