advancing
noun
- move forward or upward
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ədˈvɑːnsɪŋ/ / /ədˈvænsɪŋ/
noun
- The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
“[…] 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 […]”
verb
- present participle and gerund of advance
“[…] 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; […]”
“For Louis XIV's advancing age, a drink consisting of sugar, distilled spirits, and orange water was recommended as a restorative of vigor.”