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- Dictionaryailing/ˈeɪlɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. in poor health: "I went to see my ailing mother" Similar Opposite
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AILING definition: 1. experiencing difficulty and problems: 2. weak and suffering from illness: 3. experiencing…. Learn more.
: 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.
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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. Synonyms: weak, failing, poor, flawed More Synonyms of ailing. 2. adjective. If someone is ailing, they are ill and are not getting better. [old-fashioned]
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 ."
adjective. sickly; unwell. unsound or troubled: a financially ailing corporation. ailing. / ˈeɪlɪŋ / adjective. unwell or unsuccessful. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of ailing 1. First recorded in 1590–1600; ail + -ing 2. Discover More. Example Sentences.
to give physical or emotional pain, discomfort, or trouble to; to have something the matter; especially : to suffer ill health… See the full definition
Define ailing. ailing synonyms, ailing pronunciation, ailing translation, English dictionary definition of ailing. v. ailed , ail·ing , ails v. intr. To feel ill or have pain: has been ailing for weeks. v. tr. To cause physical or mental pain or uneasiness to; trouble....
Definition of ailing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
weak or sick: an ailing company / economy. I'm going to visit my ailing father. (Definition of ailing from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
to cause difficulty and problems for someone or something: The government seems to have no understanding of what ails the country. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing difficulties for oneself or others. ask questions of someone/something idiom. be a tall order idiom. be asking for trouble idiom. be your own worst enemy idiom.
