ail
verb (used with object)
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
am ailing
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present progressiveof ail (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It was ailing as I am ailing with a growth of unmeaning things.
From The World Set Free by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
He is the brother of my deceased husband; and now, when I am ailing, though, Heaven be praised, not dying, he has begun to sneak about me, for his own private ends.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various
Then his sister said again, “I am ailing, my brother; go and get me fox’s milk, and I shall be well.”––“I’ll fetch it for thee,” said her brother.
From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales by R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet) Bain
I am ailing now, soon I may be ill; I can never be the brilliant fairy who showers you with favors.
From The Lily of the Valley by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
Lady I am ailing with curiosity. 1st Courtier It was a fantastic tale about one of our own lot.
From Clair de Lune A Play in Two Acts and Six Scenes by Michael Strange
