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How to pronounce ailing in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms indisposed, peaked, poorly, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell


my poor ailing grandmother.

Examples of ailing

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A 95-85 victory over the ailing New Jersey Nets kept the Magic's momentum going.
From the timesunion.com
Williams had an MRI exam on his ailing knee on Monday, which came back negative.
From the kentucky.com
Noriega shuffled off an Air France plane, an ailing man in a crumpled white hat.
From the time.com
The ailing political lion electrified the hall with a strong, passionate speech.
From the time.com
Some said they wanted only good health, for themselves or for ailing loved ones.
From the abcnews.go.com
Even when they do, men can find it hard to talk about what's really ailing them.
From the bbc.co.uk
He stayed behind in Beijing with three older brothers and an ailing grandmother.
From the latimes.com
Now, even with the economy ailing, banks have continued to expand credit limits.
From the usatoday.com
A quarter of the Sun's business comes from the ailing financial services sector.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • An ailment
  • (ailings) sickness; a state of not being well
  • Be ill or unwell
  • Garlic: aromatic bulb used as seasoning
  • Trouble: cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
  • (ailing) 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"
  • This is a list of recurring supporting characters from the Sailor Moon metaseries. Most are the family and friends of Usagi Tsukino, the story's main character, and of the other Sailor Senshi.
  • An ailment; trouble; illness; To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.); To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled