/??d.?l.t??/actionsandbehaviourthat areconsideredtypicalofadults, notchildrenoryoungpeople:成年人行为；以成年人方式行事Why is adulting so hard?像个成年人一样行事怎么就这么难？像个成年人就包括要保持自家房屋整洁、支付账单等等。Adultingincludesthings likekeepingyourhomecleanandpayingbills.像个成年人一样行事包括保持家里清洁和支付账单等事情。More examples
Millennials have beencomplaininga lot about “adulting”lately, and thetermhascaughton.
I'm notgreatat adulting. I do things likeeatfastfoodwhile thefreshingredientsIboughtrotin myfridge.
Adulting is astageoflifesomelookforwardto but mostfinddifficult.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPhysically and mentally mature & immature
adult
ageing
babyish
childish
childishly
immature
immaturity
infantile
juvenile
make a man (out) ofsomeoneidiom
mature
maturity
overgrown
petulance
petulant
petulantly
post-adolescent
puerility
sophomoric
young at heartidiom
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Examplesofadulting
adultingA third possibility was "adulting," a noun meaning the action of someone behaving like a responsible adult.FromVoice of AmericaBut "adulting" comes with its challenges.FromUSA TODAYThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/adulting##
