healing

American  

[hee-ling] / ˈhi lɪŋ /

adjective

1. curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.

2. growing sound; getting well; mending.

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noun

1. the act or process of regaining health.

   a new drug to accelerate healing.

Other Word Forms

• healingly
  adverb
• self-healing
  adjective
• unhealing
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of healing

First recorded before 1000; Middle English heelyng (adjective), helynge (noun); Old English hǣlinge (noun); equivalent to heal + -ing ² for the adjective, heal + -ing ¹ for the noun

Example Sentences

So this one was about some of the things that older women are facing: aloneness and loneliness and friendship and loss and family and healing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The biomaterial attached to those endothelial cells, helped close the gaps, and appeared to speed up blood vessel healing.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

"I've still got some healing to do, but I am on my way!" the musician said on Monday in announcing the cancellation of the residency.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Combined with his inspiring observations about embracing the healing power of artistic control, it mixes up a cocktail of feel-good brain chemistry that can be a powerful antidote to our worries.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

But this time as I thought of him a gentle calm settled over me, pushing away the shame and hurt as though spiriting me away for a healing respite.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo