healing

[hee-ling]

adjective

1. curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.

2. growing sound; getting well; mending.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of healing¹

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

As a legendary act of national healing, the broadcast riveted a shocked nation.

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But newer studies suggest that this old-school protocol might delay healing.

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For the moment, delving into the whole of his catalog on tour — including Something Corporate and Wilderness material — has proved especially healing for McMahon.

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But the truth is: Lucumí has always been about protection, healing and remembrance.

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“Nobody’s Girl” is the album as personal quest — for healing, for understanding and for being heard.

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