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healing

/ˈhiːlɪŋ/
noun

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

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Noun 3 meanings

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

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

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

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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”).

HEALING at a glance

HEALING has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (H 4 + E 1 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,771 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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