Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

healing

/ˈhiːlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
heal-ing
IPA
/ˈhiːlɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An act of healing, as by a faith healer.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of heal

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: heelinge, hǣling, *hailingō, *hailijaną, heelyng
  • Suffix: heal

Usage

Inflected Forms

healings (plural)

Derived Forms

overhealing underhealing healingly nonhealing unhealing

Phrases

chakra healing crystal healing faith healing healing art healing blade healing crisis healing leaf healing lodge

Frequently Paired Words

heal

Synonyms

curative alterative remedial sanative therapeutic

Homonyms

heeling heling

Rhymes With

feeling dealing stealing ceiling revealing appealing sealing kneeling peeling wheeling concealing reeling

Questions

How do you pronounce healing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhiːlɪŋ/.
What does healing mean?
The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
Where does healing come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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