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ailing - 3 dictionary results

ail⋅ing

[ey-ling]
–adjective
1. sickly; unwell.
2. unsound or troubled: a financially ailing corporation.

Origin:
1590–1600; ail + -ing 2

ail

[eyl]
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
–verb (used without object)
2. to be unwell; feel pain; be ill: He's been ailing for some time.

Origin:
bef. 950; ME ail, eilen, OE eglan to afflict (c. MLG egelen annoy, Goth -agljan), deriv. of egle painful; akin to Goth agls shameful, Skt aghám evil, pain


1. bother, annoy, distress.
ail   (āl)   
v.   ailed, ail·ing, ails

v.   intr.
To feel ill or have pain.
v.   tr.
To cause physical or mental pain or uneasiness to; trouble. See Synonyms at trouble.

[Middle English eilen, from Old English eglian, from egle, troublesome.]
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