advancing

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ədˈvɑːnsɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ədˈvænsɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: ad‧vanc‧ing

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Verb

advancing

1. present participle and gerund of advance
   • 1951 December, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 832:

     […] and although my invitation extended to both runs, advancing years dictated that 3 hr. 20 min. on the footplate was more than adequate, so that I chose the northbound run only; […]

   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 211:

     For Louis XIV's advancing age, a drink consisting of sugar, distilled spirits, and orange water was recommended as a restorative of vigor.

Noun

advancing (plural advancings)

1. The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
   • 1839, Henry Blunt, A practical exposition of the epistles to the Seven Churches, page 52:

     […] who feels, not as even the kindest and the holiest friend on earth can feel towards our patient endurance, our shortcomings, or our slow advancings […]