Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Losing hair from the head; becoming bald: Describes a person, typically a man, whose hair is thinning or receding, indicating the process of becoming bald but not yet completely bald.

Usage

• The word "balding" is used as an adjective to describe the state or process of hair loss. It is typically placed before a noun (e.g., a balding man) or used after a linking verb (e.g., He is balding).
• It describes an ongoing, gradual process rather than a final state.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The balding gentleman wore a hat to protect his scalp from the sun.
  • He noticed he was balding in his late twenties.
  • My father has a balding spot at the crown of his head.

Advanced Usage

• "To be balding": This is a common construction to describe the process someone is undergoing.
  • He has accepted that he is balding and no longer tries to hide it.

Variants and Related Words

• Bald (adj): Having little or no hair on the head. This describes the completed state.
  • He shaved his head completely once he became bald.
• Baldness (n): The condition of having no or little hair.
  • Male-pattern baldness is common.

Synonyms

• Thinning: Losing hair, resulting in less dense coverage.
• Receding: (Of a hairline) moving back from the forehead.

Antonyms

• Hirsute: Having an abundance of hair.
• Hairy: Covered with a lot of hair.

Adjective

1. getting bald