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/ay"ling/, adj.1. sickly; unwell.2. unsound or troubled: a financially ailing corporation.[1590-1600; AIL + -ING2]
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ailing — ai‧ling [ˈeɪlɪŋ] adjective in financial difficulty: • This may be the best cure for China s ailing industries. • Many economists think the economy is still ailing. * * * ailing UK US /ˈeɪlɪŋ/ adjective ► experiencing financial problems: ailing… … Financial and business terms
Ailing — ist der Name folgender Personen: Song Ailing (1890 1973), Soong Schwester Zhang Ailing (1920 1995), chinesische Schriftstellerin Zhang Ailing (Badminton) (* 1958), chinesische Badmintonspielerin Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
ailing — adj. sick; unhealthy. Opposite of {well} or {healthy}. Syn: indisposed, peaked(predicate), poorly(predicate), sickly, unwell. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ailing — [adj] not feeling well below par, debilitated, diseased, down, down with, enfeebled, feeble, feeling awful, ill, indisposed, rocky*, run down*, sick, sick as a dog*, sickly, under the weather*, unwell, wasting, weak; concept 314 Ant. healthy … New thesaurus
ailing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in poor health … English terms dictionary
ailing — [āl′iŋ] adj. in poor health; sickly SYN. SICK1 … English World dictionary
ailing — [[t]e͟ɪlɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n An ailing organization or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker. The rise in overseas sales is good news for the ailing American economy. Ant: thriving 2) ADJ If someone is ailing, they are ill and are… … English dictionary
ailing — adjective 1 an ailing company or economy 1 (1) is having a lot of problems and is not successful: Vice Chairman John Smith, who transformed GM s ailing European operations in the 80s 2 formal ill: aged or ailing parents … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ailing — ail|ing [ˈeılıŋ] adj [usually before noun] 1.) an ailing company, organization, or ↑economy is having a lot of problems and is not successful ▪ the ailing car industry 2.) formal ill and not likely to get better … Dictionary of contemporary English
ailing — ail|ing [ eılıŋ ] adjective 1. ) usually before noun MAINLY JOURNALISM an ailing organization or economy is not strong or successful: The company is about to sell its ailing publishing division. 2. ) LITERARY sick and weak … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ailing — adjective 1) his ailing mother Syn: ill, sick, unwell, sickly, poorly, weak, indisposed, in poor/bad health, infirm, debilitated, diseased, delicate, valetudinarian, below par, bedridden; informal laid up, under the weather … Thesaurus of popular words
