Collocations for "ailing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ailing" in context.
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ailing
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- caring for his ailing [mother, aunt, grandmother]
- living with her ailing [mother]
- visited his ailing [wife]
- my ailing [back, shoulder]
- the ailing [economy, job market]
- (attempts to) [boost, repair, strengthen] the ailing economy
- the ailing [health care, education] system