Ague (Noun)
Meaning 1
A mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
Successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient's ague was so severe that she had to be hospitalized for several days.
- After returning from the tropical region, he began to experience recurring bouts of ague.
- The doctor prescribed medication to alleviate the symptoms of ague that had been plaguing her for weeks.
- The ague that had been afflicting the village for months finally began to subside with the arrival of cooler weather.
- The old sailor's ague was a constant reminder of his time spent in the mosquito-infested jungles of Southeast Asia.