Associations to the word «Ailing»

Wiktionary

AILING, noun. An ailment.
AILING, verb. Present participle of ail
AILING, adjective. Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.

Dictionary definition

AILING, adjective. Somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work".

Wise words

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