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Word entry · 3 letters

ail

Best crossword clue

"Have symptoms"

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3 lettersPronunciation /ˈeɪ̯l/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ailStarts with AEnds with L5 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2I3L

Definitions

  1. cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English eilen, from Old English eġlan, eġlian (“to trouble, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan, from Proto-Germanic *aglijaną (“to trouble, vex”), cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (agljan, “to distress”).

Used in a sentence

  • Have some chicken soup. It's good for what ails you.
  • What aileth thee, Hagar?
  • When he ails ever so little […] he is so peevish.

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Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues

01Have symptoms3 letters
02Suffer physically3 letters
03Trouble physically3 letters
04Be sick3 letters
05Feel unwell3 letters

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