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healing.

The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhiːlɪŋ/
  1. The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An act of healing, as by a faith healer.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English heelinge, helynge, from Old English hǣling (“healing”), from Proto-Germanic *hailingō (“healing”), from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną (“to heal”), equivalent to heal + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian hieling (“healing”), Dutch heling (“healing”), German Heilung (“healing; cure”).

verb/ˈhiːlɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of heal

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From Middle English heelyng, equivalent to heal + -ing.

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