ageing vs aging
Definitions
adjective
- growing old
noun
- the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
- acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
Examples
The added demands brought about by the ageing population will place an insupportable burden on acute hospital services.
The channel's viewership is ageing, and attempts to attract younger watchers have yet to bear fruit.
It has a natural affinity with oak ageing, and yet it can be fresh and light.
Definitions
adjective
- growing old
noun
- the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
- acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
Examples
Methone is a bit bigger than Anthe, at 3km (1.8 miles) in diameter, it too was discovered by the Cassini imaging team in 2004.
I admire the inventiveness, and while not everything is a raging success, there's a lot to like.
A third-party group headed by a GOP operative is out with a new Nevada ad spot encouraging Latinos in the state not to cast votes in this year's midterm elections.
