Meaning & use
Staling
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Becoming stale; losing freshness, flavor, or effectiveness over time.
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Bakers wrap loaves tightly to slow the staling of the bread.
Comedians worry about their best material staling after too many repeat performances.
A note on using this word
Staling is most often used in food science, particularly baking, where it describes the chemical process that makes bread firm and dry over time.
Words with a similar meaning
becoming stalegrowing flat
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Words with an opposite meaning
freshening
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