aging

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
noun the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
verb begin to seem older; get older

By surface analysis, age + -ing.

Her walk, her carriage, the lines of her face had borne the unmistakable stamp of genteel aging, and the dignity inseparable from it. — Space Station 1, Frank Belknap Long
The swami went on, “You recall how often our blessed guru used to say: ‘BANAT, BANAT, BAN JAI.’ {FN26-6} So keep up KRIYA YOGA ceaselessly, and reach the divine portals quickly.” The body of Pranabananda, which had appeared so well and strong during my amazing first visit to him in Benares, now showed definite aging, though his posture was still admirably erect. — Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda

ripening, ageing

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