heal
verb (used with object)
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
are healing
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present progressiveof heal.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now, he said, "we are not just conveying a thematic message or explaining a law, we are healing the wounds we have endured."
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
New Yorkers, above all others, really rally together from opposite sides of the street, from totally different backgrounds, and these sort of moments are healing opportunities.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
“He wants to find ways to be helpful to other people that are healing — healing in their addiction or from life in general,” Sager said, adding that “the country” also needed “healing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
“He is getting slightly better, his wounds are healing, but the wounds that he’s endured, they are great, there’s a lot of them,” Erik Cantu Sr. said at a news conference.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
“The blisters are healing and the infection has cleared up.”
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
