"adulting" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-adulting.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: adult + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|adult|ing}} adult + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} adulting (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Engaging in activities typically associated with adulthood. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-adulting-en-noun-M2UeB7bE
  2. (nonstandard) Adultery. Tags: nonstandard, uncountable
    Sense id: en-adulting-en-noun-Vi7hYLUl

Verb

Audio: En-au-adulting.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: adult + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|adult|ing}} adult + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} adulting
  1. present participle and gerund of adult Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: adult
    Sense id: en-adulting-en-verb-FPfb1025 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 3 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 19 14 67

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