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# ailing

adjective (ailing); verb form of ail

«ailing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Ailing means ill or unwell, often for a long time and not getting better quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailing/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a bird, a sister or a friend who is sick and needs help or a doctor

### Examples

- The ailing bird sat still on its perch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailing/#x1)
- A cat heard that the birds in the aviary were ailing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailing/#x2)
- She stayed in bed, ailing, and needed her brother's help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailing/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ailing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ailing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ailing.html) on Mova free.