ailing

[ey-ling]

adjective

1. sickly; unwell.

2. unsound or troubled.

   a financially ailing corporation.

ailing

/ ˈeɪlɪŋ /

adjective

1. unwell or unsuccessful

Word History and Origins

Origin of ailing¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; ail + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Support for Reform might be thought to be simply a protest vote by an electorate fed up with slow growth, an ailing health service, and high levels of immigration.

From BBC

Winston, a beloved and ailing gorilla believed to have been the second-oldest in a U.S. zoo, died Saturday, park officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather than a functioning republic, we are an ailing, flailing, perhaps even failing empire.

From Salon

All of these results are much needed for Scotland's ailing co-efficient.

From BBC

In 2023, indoor pickleball venue Pickle Pop opened in Santa Monica, in part to try to revive ailing Third Street Promenade.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• diseased 
• feeble 
• ill 
• sickly 
• weak