noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈhiːlɪŋ/
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homophone: heeling
rhymes with -iːlɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:HH IY1 L IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An act of healing, as by a faith healer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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4
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of heal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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5
noun
Meaning 5
the natural process by which the body repairs itself
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
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”).
From Middle English heelyng, equivalent to heal + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
genesing
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Arabic:
شِفَاء
(šifāʔ)
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Bulgarian:
лечение
(lečenie)
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Bulgarian:
излекуване
(izlekuvane)
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Czech:
hojení
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Dutch:
heling
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Dutch:
genezing
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
French:
guérison
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
German:
Heilung
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Ancient Greek:
ἄκεσις
(ákesis)
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Ancient Greek:
ἀκή
(akḗ)
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Ancient Greek:
ἴασις
(íasis)
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Hungarian:
gyógyulás
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Irish:
slánú
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Italian:
guarigione
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Judeo-Italian:
גוּוַארִימֵינְטוֹ
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Kyrgyz:
шыпаа
(şıpaa)
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Latin:
sanatio
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Occitan:
garison
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Church Slavic:
балованиѥ
(balovanije)
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Church Slavic:
ⰱⰰⰾⱁⰲⰰⱀⰻⱗ
(balovaniję)
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Polish:
gojenie
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Polish:
leczenie
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Portuguese:
cura
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Russian:
исцеле́ние
(iscelénije)
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Russian:
излече́ние
(izlečénije)
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Russian:
лече́ние
(lečénije)
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Russian:
заживле́ние
(zaživlénije)
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Spanish:
curación
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Swahili:
kuponya
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Swahili:
uponyaji
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Swedish:
läkning
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
Unami:
kikeokàn
— process of regeneration — see also recovery
