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aging

verb
/ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, age + -ing.

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of age

  2. The process of becoming older or more mature.

  3. The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science…

    The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The accumulation of damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage…

      The accumulation of damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time; the progressing loss of health, mobility, vibrancy and body functionality, resulting in biological death.

    2. Wear

      Wear; wear and tear.

    3. Becoming elderly.

      • The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at aging. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01aging02older03senior04dignity05elevation06raised07yeast08fermenting09ferment

A definitional loop anchored at aging. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at aging

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA