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Definition of "oldening" [oldening]

  • Present participle of olden. (verb)

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Use "oldening" in a sentence
  • "The effect of the Super 8 is to give present moments historical weight by making them look primitive; it's a kind of instant oldening that seems to pause time if not to stop it."
  • "There are days in October that come nearer; but these differ by their delicious half-languors, while, by their gorgeousness of autumn foliage, and their relation to the oldening year, they are made quite unlike in spirit."
  • "Sarcey wrote that, having attained her sixteenth year, there she made the long-stop, never oldening with others."
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