ailing

/'eiliɳ/
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ailing

My ailing grandmother rests in her favorite armchair with a warm blanket.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Somewhat ill or prone to illness: Describes a state of being in poor health, often chronically or over a period of time, but not necessarily severely or acutely. It implies a general feeling of unwellness or weakness.
    • Declining or in poor condition: Can be used metaphorically to describe something (like an economy, business, or system) that is failing or performing poorly.
Usage
  • The adjective "ailing" is typically used before a noun (e.g., an patient) or after a linking verb like "is," "was," or "looks" (e.g., The patient is ).
  • It often carries a tone of sympathy or concern for the subject's condition.
Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The company is trying to revive its ailing finances. (The company is trying to improve its poor financial condition.)
    • He stayed home to care for his ailing mother. (He stayed home to care for his sick mother.)
    • After the long journey, she felt tired and ailing. (After the long journey, she felt tired and unwell.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Ailing" as a participial adjective: The word originates from the verb "ail," meaning to trouble or afflict, often with illness. As an adjective, it describes the state resulting from that trouble.
    • The ailing industry received a government bailout. (The struggling industry received financial help from the government.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Ail (verb): To cause trouble, afflict, or be unwell.
    • What ails you? (What is troubling you or making you unwell?)
  • Ailment (noun): A minor illness or health problem.
    • She complained of a minor ailment. (She complained of a small health problem.)
Synonyms
  • Unwell: In poor health.
  • Indisposed: Slightly ill.
  • Poorly: (Informal) Unwell.
  • Sickly: Often ill; in delicate health.
  • Peaked: (Informal) Looking pale and ill.
Antonyms
  • Healthy: In good health.
  • Well: In good health.
  • Robust: Strong and healthy.
  • Flourishing: Growing or developing in a healthy way.
Idioms and Common Phrases
  • No idiom directly uses "ailing" as its core component. However, it is commonly used in descriptive phrases expressing concern.
    • to tend to an ailing relative (to care for a sick family member)
    • to support an ailing economy (to help a failing economy)
ailing

My ailing grandmother rests in her favorite armchair with a warm blanket.

Adjective
  1. somewhat ill or prone to illness
    • my poor ailing grandmother
    • feeling a bit indisposed today
    • you look a little peaked
    • feeling poorly
    • a sickly child
    • is unwell and can't come to work

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