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balding

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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bald·ing /ˈbɔːldɪŋ $ ˈbɒːl-/ adjective  DCBa balding man is losing the hair on his head 渐渐变秃的 a balding man in his mid-thirties 一个开始谢顶的三十五六岁的男人
Examples from the Corpus
baldingJohnny was a show-off - a balding braggart who was later proved to be a liar.It showed a large, plump man, already balding but with a pink, childlike face.If these emotions stirred under the stubbly balding crown, Charlie showed none of them.The balding ex-quality systems audit manager stayed silent for a three-minute hearing at London's Marylebone court.a balding, heavyset manHe was fastidious about his hair, which he grew long and lacquered in place over a balding pate.Willi padded round the room with his basket, a balding, rubicund Eliza Doolittle.And it was more than just the light reflected from their balding, silvery heads.The organiser was an earnest man in his late twenties, prematurely balding with a hissing laugh.
bald·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
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balding
balding /ˈbɔːldɪŋ $ ˈbɒːl-/ adjective
a balding man is losing the hair on his head:
    a balding man in his mid-thirties


bald·ingBrE /ˈbɔːldɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɔːldɪŋ/ 🔊 adjectivestarting to lose the hair on your head 开始脱发的;变秃的a short balding man with glasses一个戴眼镜的有些秃顶的小个子男人