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

“The best thing we can do is surround our athletes and families with care and support while providing the necessary space and time for grief and healing.”

From Los Angeles Times

Until now, scientists did not clearly understand how the body transitions from an active immune attack to a healing phase.

From Science Daily

However, it will allow people to "light a fire" and start the healing process.

From BBC

"Train Dreams" producer Teddy Schwarzman told AFP the film "is a singular journey, but it hopefully helps bring people together to understand all that life entails: love, friendship, loss, grief, healing and hope."

From Barron's

Ebony tells Newsbeat that she is "still healing" from the experience 23 years later.

From BBC