Ailing

verb

/ˈeɪ.lɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 1.1

Definitions

1.verbTo 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.verbTo be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.

3.nounAn ailment.

4.adjectiveSickly; sick; ill; unwell.

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

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