heal
verb (used with object)
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
is healing
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present progressiveof heal (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Horrible, I just want to get home,” he said, sharing that he is healing after a medical procedure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“But it’s not like the therapist is healing you with the relationship that you have with them. With IFS, you build that relationship in yourself, and that is healing.”
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2025
A seemingly inescapable buzzword in Dali is healing.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
"LadBaby aren't making a Christmas song. The world is healing," one person tweeted.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2023
“The cut on her neck is healing up fine,” Mr. Pallo said.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
