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▪ I. maturing, vbl. n.|məˈtjʊərɪŋ|
[f. mature v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb mature.
1626Bacon Sylva §326 The Maturing of Metalls, and therby Turning some of them into Gold. 1885Athenæum 25 Apr. 534/3 The gradual maturing of the young hero's mind. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 843 The maturing of wine is the process of development of these ethers.
▪ II. maturing, ppl. a.|məˈtjʊərɪŋ|
[f. mature v. + -ing2.]
That matures, in the senses of the verb.
1801Southey Thalaba iii. xiv, His lip was darken'd by maturing life. 1820Keats To Autumn 2 Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun. 1903Blackw. Mag. Jan. 44/2 A patch of maturing tobacco. |