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healing

UK
/ˈhiːlɪŋ/
US
/ˈhilɪŋ/
healing over
healing up

Translations

healingnoun
healings
pl
The healing of the wound took several weeks.
La guérison de la blessure a pris plusieurs semaines.
Additional translations
cicatrisationSurtout pour la guérison d’une plaie ou d’une blessure.
Synonyms
cure
recovery
restoration
rehabilitation
mending
recuperation
remedy
healinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈhiːlɪŋ/
US
/ˈhilɪŋ/
Functions as a present participle used adjectivally.
curatifS’emploie surtout avec des noms concrets ou médicaux.
The healing properties of the herbal tea helped soothe her sore throat.
Les propriétés curatives de la tisane ont aidé à apaiser son mal de gorge.
Additional translations
réparateurEmployé au sens figuré pour un effet psychologique ou émotionnel bénéfique.
Synonyms
curative
restorative
therapeutic
remedial
salutary
sanative
mending
recuperative
reparative
regenerative
health-giving
rehabilitative
salubrious
tonic
healverb

healing

Gerund

healed
Past Simple
healed
Past Participle
healing
Gerund
UK
/hiːl/
US
/hil/
The new treatment helped heal the burn in just a few days.
Le nouveau traitement a aidé à guérir la brûlure en quelques jours seulement.
réconcilierAu sens figuré, pour une rupture, un conflit ou une division.
The two countries are working to heal the political divide.
Les deux pays cherchent à réconcilier leurs divisions politiques.
Additional translations
cicatriserSurtout pour une plaie ou une blessure physique qui se referme.
Synonyms
cure
mend
recover
repair
restore
recuperate
soothe
assuage
salve
knit
close (a wound)
reconcile
ameliorate

Definitions

healingnoun
The process of making or becoming sound or healthy again.
The healing of the wound took several weeks.
The act or process of curing or restoring to health.
The healing provided by the new treatment was remarkable.
A process that leads to the alleviation of a person's distress or suffering.
She sought healing through meditation and therapy.
healinggerund / present participle
Having the property of promoting recovery or restoration of health.
The healing properties of the herbal tea helped soothe her sore throat.
Tending to alleviate or cure emotional distress or trauma.
The healing words of her friend provided comfort during a difficult time.
healverb
to make (a wound, injury, or person) healthy or whole again; to cure
The new treatment helped heal the burn in just a few days.
to become healthy or sound again
Her sprained ankle healed quickly.
to restore or reconcile (an emotional rift, disagreement, or division)
The two countries are working to heal the political divide.
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