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 disease develops when repeated or long-term liver damage -- caused by viral hepatitis, excessive alcohol use, metabolic disorders, toxins, or autoimmune disease -- triggers an overactive healing response.

From Science Daily

"No healing can be done without putting something to rest. We don't know what's going to happen, and I'm too scared to even think about it. We need clarity. We need to know what happened."

From BBC

I’m a frequent year-round flier between New York and Florida and have noticed what we call “healing miracle” flights.

From The Wall Street Journal

She has now completed her treatment and is "healing", but is "still shaken", she wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of herself in a hospital bed.

From BBC

But she saw a healing hand at work.

From The Wall Street Journal