Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ailing
IPA transcription: ['eɪlɪŋ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: ailing, indisposed, peaked(p), poorly(p), sickly, unwell, under_the_weather, seedy
    Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
  • But never a word of the Vicar's being ailing!'
  • "My niece has been ailing of late," explained Mrs. McClure.
  • Lanyard, for one, wouldn't have thought him the properest company or the best Parisian cicerone for an ailing American gentleman blessed with independent means and an attractive daughter.