Someone who is balding is beginning to lose the hair on the top of their head.
He wore a straw hat to keep his balding head from getting sunburned.
Synonyms: losing your hair, receding, thin on top, becoming bald More Synonyms of balding
balding in British English
(ˈbɔːldɪŋ)
adjective
somewhat bald or becoming bald
balding in American English
(ˈbɔldɪŋ)
adjective
becoming bald
Examples of 'balding' in a sentence
balding
With balding men, hair can be taken from the chest.
The Sun (2016)
We are all extremely important men and we are all balding with grey hair and round spectacles.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The officer rubbed his balding head and uttered something most unworthy.
Baxter, Stephen Anti-Ice (1993)
Stop using my leg razors to shave your balding head.
The Sun (2015)
He is slight with a prominent nose and balding head.
Hebblethwaite, Peter Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993)
He was elderly by combat aircrew standards and his balding head and weathered face singled him out from the others.
Len Deighton Bomber
With her balding head, she felt a mess.
Steel, Elizabeth Coping With Sudden Hair Loss (1988)
What could he say, faced with the messy tears and rapidly balding head of his once presentable bride?
Steel, Elizabeth Coping With Sudden Hair Loss (1988)
His appearance was distinctive, for apart from his considerable height he wore white cotton wool under his white cap to protect his balding head from the sun.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
balding
British English: balding ADJECTIVE
Someone who is balding is beginning to lose the hair on the top of their head.
He was balding with long grey hair round the edges.