Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Becoming bald.

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  • verb Present participle of bald.
  • adjective becoming bald, especially having male pattern baldness

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  • adjective getting bald

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Examples

  • The Florida maker of a hand-held laser device designed to promote hair growth in balding men says it has been has been approved for sale by U.S. regulators.

    FDA Approves Laser to Battle Baldness | Impact Lab 2007

  • BlackguardSpork, I will backhand your mother, then add on a invariably believable hair for a certain balding insecure man.

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Did not know it was for sale 2007

  • The FBI dubbed the balding and graying Mara the "Granddad Bandit" to help law enforcement and the public easily identify the suspect, whose picture was posted on billboards across the country.

    Guilty plea seen for 'Granddad Bandit' The Associated Press 2011

  • The FBI dubbed the balding and graying Mara the "Granddad Bandit" during a nationwide search so he could be easily identified.

    New trial date for 'Granddad Bandit' Associated Press 2011

  • The FBI dubbed the balding and graying Mara the "Granddad Bandit" to help law enforcement and the public easily identify the suspect, whose picture was posted on billboards across the country.

    'Granddad Bandit' guilty plea expected The Associated Press 2011

  • This week actor Alan Rachins, better known as the balding popinjay Douglas Brackman of "L.A. Law," shucks his pinstripes for something more daring.

    He Left His Briefs Behind 2008

  • The alleged shooter described as balding, white, in his 40s, driving a tan Ford F-150 extended cab pickup truck.

    CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2008 2008

  • A female contributor then chimed in and said Adam was "balding" - he isn't - and then derided Adam as a "game show host," referring to his stint on NBC's

    ABC News: Top Stories 2011

  • The FBI dubbed the balding and graying suspect the "Granddad Bandit."

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The FBI dubbed the balding and graying suspect the "Granddad Bandit."

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

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