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.