heal
verb (used with object)
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
was healing
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past progressiveof heal.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He said that he was healing but it has been an "extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye."
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
“And then it hit me how God was healing a woman right over here,” Murillo said.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024
The 77-year-old music legend said he was healing from the infection, but that his recovery would take time.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2024
During a follow-up a week later, her doctors told her she was healing quickly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
In the morning Serafina dressed his wound again, and he tried to see from her expression whether it was healing, but her face was calm and impassive.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
