- present participle of ail.
ailing
Example Sentences
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It’s sobering and painful work because people have died or are ailing.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
In a tribute last week, Michael McKean, Curry's co-star in the 1985 comedy whodunit Clue, said that the ailing actor had been in a "grim physical state".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But it’s not just his knee that’s ailing him, Roberts said after talking to the Dodgers training staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
When Zhou died in January 1976, hundreds of thousands of mourners poured into Tiananmen Square with wreaths and poems, a spontaneous outpouring that the ailing Mao’s allies saw as a challenge to their authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Some of the dogs had begun ailing, and this caused a great deal of anxiety for their drivers.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
