heal
verb (used with object)
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
had been healing
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past perfect progressiveof heal.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Rodgers had been healing and rehabilitating at home in Malibu, California, after having surgery 2 1/2 weeks ago to repair a torn left Achilles tendon.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2023
The four-time NFL MVP had been healing and rehabilitating at home in Malibu, California, after having surgery 2 1/2 weeks ago to repair a torn left Achilles tendon.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2023
I had been healing while they had been suffering.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
At that time he lost faith in the man's decency and began to find the countryside monotonous even though the continual exposure to greenery and remoteness had been healing to his soul.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)
