greying beard
Frequency: 7.05.2 per million words
describes a beard that is turning grey with age
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Examples (10)
- He scratched his greying beard thoughtfully while listening.
- The old captain stroked his greying beard and smiled.
- I noticed he had grown a short, greying beard over the summer.
- His greying beard gave him a distinguished and wise appearance.
- A man with a thick greying beard opened the door.
- She gently trimmed his greying beard in the bathroom.
- The actor wore a fake greying beard for the role of the wizard.
- He looked in the mirror, examining his greying beard closely.
- Despite his greying beard, he had the energy of a young man.
- The photo showed a kind face framed by a greying beard.