- present participle of ail.
ailing
Example Sentences
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It’s common for people to move closer to ailing relatives.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
I thought a feeder would help my ailing sister stay connected to the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Unless you are named as his legal guardian or medical proxy, relatives — even siblings — carry no legal obligation to provide physical or financial support for an ailing relative.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Similarly, Likho, a one-eyed Russian Blue, also was ailing when Kobilha took him in at 8 years old, but she wanted him anyhow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The mansion’s restoration was completed in 1837, the year that an aging and ailing Andrew Jackson returned to Tennessee.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
