Definition of AILING

ailing

Plural: ailings

Verb

  • be ill or unwell
  • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
  • present participle and gerund of ail

Adjective Satellite

  • somewhat ill or prone to illness
    • "my poor ailing grandmother"

Noun

  • An ailment.

Adj

  • Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.

Examples

  • She cared for her ailing brother day in, day out.

Synonyms

ail, indisposed, pain, peaked, poorly, seedy, sickly, trouble, under the weather, unwell

Scrabble Score: 7

ailing: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ailing: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ailing: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

ailing: valid Words With Friends Word