The Clue
Getting on (6 letter answer)
The Answer
AGEING
Tags
Notes
The answer AGEING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Inevitability of life
Inexorable process
Getting better, as wine: Var.
Definition
AGEING as a noun:
1. (ripening, aging, ageing) = acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
2. (aging, ageing, senescence) = the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
AGE as a verb:
1. begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
2. (senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate) = grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
3. make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"
AGEING as an adjective:
1. (aging, ageing, senescent) = growing old