- present participle of heal.
healing
Americanadjective
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curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.
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growing sound; getting well; mending.
noun
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healings
plural
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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
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She faces months of healing and rehabilitation to get back to full health.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
He returned to Vietnam years later on a trip that his daughter, Angelina Bigelow, said was healing for him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
But I suppose I can’t laud the valuable healing qualities of his music and then wish that fewer people had shown up to get a taste.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
As part of her recovery and healing, Pritchett now raises money for knife crime prevention charities.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
But then again, she’s really into astrology and healing crystals.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Some called it the “Lourdes of America” in honor of the French shrine where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared followed by healings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
“The church tends to be very skeptical about claims of miraculous healings, until they can be proven that they’re not attributable to science or anything else.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
Each village had several shamans, who specialized in various divinations, healings and funeral rites.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2023
There will be healings and miracles, and “some of our favorite Bible stories come to life.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
This should come as no surprise, for in Miss Lumley’s day, séances, Ouija boards, hypnotic healings, and the like were very much in fashion.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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