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Definition of Ailing
1. Adjective. Somewhat ill or prone to illness. "Is unwell and can't come to work"
Similar to: Ill, Sick
Derivative terms: Unwellness
Definition of Ailing
1. Noun. An ailment. ¹
2. Verb. Present participle of ''to ail''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ailing
1. ail [v] - See also: ail
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ailing
Literary usage of Ailing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A National Register of the Society, Sons of the American Revolution by Sons of the American Revolution (1902)
"William is the son of the sixth John ailing, who graduated from Princeton ...
He was direct descendant of Roger ailing, born in England, emigrated to New ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1872)
"Except in these few particulars, in which it seems to us that Mr. ailing- ham's
zeal has outrun his judgment, his book impresses us, as we have already said ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1888)
"439 (21: 696); ailing т. Ü. S. 114 U. 8. 562 (29: 272); Great Wettern Int. Co.
v. U. 8. 112 U. 8. ..."
4. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong (1883)
"... mother of Henry VII, he ailing for the induced her to found St. John's and
Christ's colleges. He was made divinity-professor in Cambridge, 1502, ..."
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