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   ailing

   /ˈeɪlɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. in poor health: "I went to see my ailing mother" Similar illunwellnot wellsicksicklypoorlyweakindisposedin poor/bad healthinfirmdebilitateddelicateoff colourlanguishingvaletudinariandyingat death's doorinformal:under the weatherbelow parlaid upvulgar slang:crappyfailingin poor conditionweakpoorinadequatedeficientimperfectsubstandardflawedOpposite healthystrongsuccessful

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   What is ailing adjective?

   • (of a business, government, etc.) having problems and getting weaker A new art gallery will give a boost to this ailing industrial city. Definition of ailing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does it mean if someone is ailing?

   • An ailing organization or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker. The rise in overseas sales is good news for the ailing American economy. If someone is ailing, they are ill and are not getting better. He is said to be ailing at his home in Washington. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does AIL someone mean?

   • ail something (formal) to cause problems for somebody/something They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app ail somebody (old use) to make somebody ill What is ailing you?

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   Where does the word ailing come from?

   • Ailing comes from the verb ail, "trouble or afflict," from the Old English eglan, "to trouble, plague, or pain." "Ailing."

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAILING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Ailing means experiencing difficulty and problems, or weak and suffering from illness. It can also mean experiencing financial problems. See synonyms, antonyms, and translations of ailing.

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     AILING meaning: 1. experiencing difficulty and problems: 2....

   • Znaczenie Ailing, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     AILING definicja: 1. experiencing difficulty and problems:...

   • Ailing Spanish Translation

     AILING translate: aquejado de problemas, enfermo, Debil....

   • Ailing: Russian Translation

     AILING translate: больной, в плохом состоянии . Learn more...

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   : having or suffering from an illness or injury. providing care for his ailing mother. trying to rest her ailing knee/back. a person in ailing health. often used figuratively. an ailing company. an ailing economy. Synonyms. invalid. sickly. weakly. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of ailing in a Sentence.

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   You can use the adjective ailing to describe someone who's very ill, or use it figuratively, to talk about "our ailing economy," or "the ailing school system." The next time you call in sick to work, you might say, "I can't come in today — I'm afraid I'm ailing ."

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   Ailing means unwell or unsuccessful, especially in a financial or social sense. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Ailing means feeling ill or having pain, or affecting someone or something with minor health problems. Find the origin, usage, and translations of the word ailing in this online dictionary.

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   Ailing means sickly, unwell or unsound. It can describe a person, a corporation or a situation. See how to use ailing in a sentence and find synonyms for ailing.

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