ailing
[ ey-ling ]
/ ˈeɪ lɪŋ /
adjective
sickly; unwell.
unsound or troubled: a financially ailing corporation.
Words nearby ailing
aileen,
aileron,
aileron roll,
ailette,
ailey,
ailing,
ailment,
ailurophile,
ailurophilia,
ailurophobe,
ailurophobia
Definition for ailing (2 of 2)
ail
[ eyl ]
/ eɪl /
verb (used with object)
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
verb (used without object)
to be unwell; feel pain; be ill: He's been ailing for some time.
Origin of ail
before 950; Middle English
ail, eilen, Old English
eglan to afflict (cognate with Middle Low German
egelen annoy, Gothic
-agljan), derivative of
egle painful; akin to Gothic
agls shameful, Sanskrit
aghám evil, pain
Example sentences from the Web for ailing
British Dictionary definitions for ailing (1 of 2)
ailing
/ (ˈeɪlɪŋ) /
adjective
unwell or unsuccessful
British Dictionary definitions for ailing (2 of 2)
ail
/ (eɪl) /
verb
(tr)
to trouble; afflict
(intr)
to feel unwell
Word Origin for ail
Old English
eglan to trouble, from
egle troublesome, painful, related to Gothic
agls shameful