Meanings
baldening1
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of balden
baldening2
- uncountableThe act or process of rendering or becoming bald
The sudden baldening of her head wasn't even an acorn in the forest of her abusive background, which featured her being abandoned by her light-skinned family because she was born dark-skinned.
2010, Elaine Tassy, Pumpkin Bread
Origin
baldening · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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baldening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baldening
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