ailing
/ˈeɪ.lɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
“Have some chicken soup. It's good for what ails you.”
- 2
To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
noun
- 1
An ailment.
adjective
- 1
Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.
“She cared for her ailing brother day in, day out.”
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