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senescing

senescing is the present participle and gerund of senesce.

Meaning of senesce

Verb

senesce (third-person singular simple present senesces, present participle senescing, simple past and past participle senesced)

  1. To grow older; to reach maturity.
    • All living organisms senesce.
    Synonyms:
    age, grow up

Questions about senescing

What is senescing the present participle and gerund of?
Senescing is the present participle and gerund of senesce.

Words near senescing in the dictionary

  1. seneschalships
  2. seneschalsies
  3. seneschalsy
  4. seneschalties
  5. seneschalty
  6. senescing
  7. Senese
  8. Seneses
  9. seneskal
  10. seneskals
  11. senet

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