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ailing Definition

ail·ing (āl)

adjective

in poor health; sickly

ailing Synonyms

ailing

modif.

ailing Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • father: Morrison was forced to give up his post with Rennie in order to assist his ailing father.
  • fortune: The government has announced that there will be an independent inquiry into the ailing fortunes of the Equitable Life.
  • mother: Even his request to see his ailing mother was " refused for security reasons " .
  • economy: Robert is one of the thousands of waiters who struggle to feed their families on pitiful wages in an ailing economy.
  • king: In 1951 Attlee even fixed the election date to suit the ailing king 's convenience.
  • wife: He hoped it might restore the health of his ailing wife.

Modifying Another Word

  • already: None are strong enough to carry the main World Cup mode or rescue the already ailing football reputation of the DS.
  • now: A remnant of the days when the now ailing city was an industrial powerhouse of the socialist state.
  • once: Since Mr Souter returned to the helm, shares in the once ailing company have leaped from 10p in July 2002 to 77p.
  • then: In the late 50s the government were investing 391 million pounds in the then ailing and loss-making railroad industry.

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