: having or suffering from an illness or injury
providing care for his ailing mother
trying to rest her ailing knee/back
a person in ailing health
—often used figurativelyan ailing company
an ailing economy
Examples of ailing in a Sentence
when his ailing wife had to go to a nursing home, he visited her every day
he was ailing from some sort of infection in his eye that made it look all red and puffy
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But as the stories grow of ailing or troubled veterans who die or attempt suicide because of their inability to get the VA’s help, these lawmakers can only hide for so long.
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Chapter 11 bankruptcy is a common route, allowing ailing companies to solve their financial problems by restructuring.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Walgreens Boot Alliance said it will be acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners in a $10 billion deal.
Sycamore has agreed to pay $11.45 per share in cash for the ailing pharmacy chain.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
Instead of a quick recovery after Beijing relaxed its stringent pandemic restrictions in late 2022, the economy has floundered, weighed down by its ailing property sector and low consumer confidence.
—John Liu, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Chapter 11 bankruptcy is a common route, allowing ailing companies to solve their financial problems by restructuring.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Walgreens Boot Alliance said it will be acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners in a $10 billion deal.
Sycamore has agreed to pay $11.45 per share in cash for the ailing pharmacy chain.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
Instead of a quick recovery after Beijing relaxed its stringent pandemic restrictions in late 2022, the economy has floundered, weighed down by its ailing property sector and low consumer confidence.
—John Liu, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Ailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ailing. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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