抜ぬけ上あがる

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

have a receding hairline; be balding in the front

Describes male-pattern baldness where the hairline recedes from the forehead. Often used in the progressive form 抜け上がっている.

• 父ちちは若わかい頃ころから額ひたいが抜ぬけ上あがっている。

  My father has had a receding hairline since he was young.

• 最さい近きん、髪かみの生はえ際ぎわが抜ぬけ上あがってきた気きがする。

  Lately I feel like my hairline has started to recede.