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Ailing

/ˈeɪ.lɪŋ/

To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)

📖 Definitions of "Ailing"

verb
  1. 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. 2

    To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.

noun
  1. 1

    An ailment.

adjective
  1. 1

    Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.

    "She cared for her ailing brother day in, day out."

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