ail
verb (used with object)
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
have been ailing
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present perfect progressiveof ail.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Home sales have been ailing, hit by high prices and mortgage rates.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
But his swing and approach have been ailing lately and Servais wanted to get him an extra day.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2016
Seattle have been ailing themselves in the last couple of months – Dempsey’s suspension, international absence, then injury, had been compounded by the loss to injury of Obafemi Martins.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 7, 2015
Mr Miliband, who visited the Labour stalwart in hospital recently, said he "may have been ailing in body, but was as sharp as ever in mind".
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2014
I have been ailing a little," she said, "but am better now.
From Elsie's Girlhood A Sequel to "Elsie Dinsmore" and "Elsie's Holidays at Roselands" by Martha Finley
