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adjective

variants or ageing
Definition of agingnext
as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age more and more middle-aged adults must care for aging parents

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verb

variants or ageing
present participle of age
as in growing
to become mature as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet

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“Aging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aging. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.

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