Healing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the natural process by which the body repairs itself

heal or recover

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈiːlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈiːlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈiːlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈiːlɪŋ/.

Examples

My broken leg is mending
The wound is healing slowly
The treatment cured the boy's acne

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

alterative curative sanative therapeutic mend remedial cure heal bring around

Parts of Speech

noun	the natural process by which the body repairs itself
verb	heal or recover “My broken leg is mending”
verb	get healthy again “The wound is healing slowly”
verb	provide a cure for, make healthy again “The treatment cured the boy's acne”
adjective	tending to cure or restore to health “curative powers of herbal remedies”

Word Forms

heal	verb	heal or recover
healing	noun	the natural process by which the body repairs itself
curable	adjective	curing or healing is possible
curative	adjective	tending to cure or restore to health
cure	noun	a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
healer	noun	a person skilled in a particular type of therapy
cure	verb	provide a cure for, make healthy again
remedy	noun	a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Heilung

der natürliche Prozess, durch den sich der Körper selbst repariert

🇫🇷French

guérison

le processus naturel par lequel le corps se répare

🇪🇸Spanish

cicatrización

el proceso natural por el cual el cuerpo se repara a sí mismo

🇮🇹Italian

guarigione

il processo naturale attraverso il quale il corpo si ripara

🇳🇱Dutch

genezing

het natuurlijke proces waarmee het lichaam zichzelf herstelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

cura

o processo natural pelo qual o corpo se repara

🇷🇺Russian

выздоровление

естественный процесс, посредством которого организм восстанавливает себя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपचारात्मक

वह प्राकृतिक प्रक्रिया जिसके द्वारा शरीर स्वयं की मरम्मत करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নিরাময়

প্রাকৃতিক প্রক্রিয়া যার মাধ্যমে শরীর নিজেকে মেরামত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

குணப்படுத்துதல்

உடல் தன்னைத்தானே சரிசெய்யும் இயற்கையான செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

వైద్యం

శరీరం తనను తాను రిపేర్ చేసుకునే సహజ ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

उपचार

नैसर्गिक प्रक्रिया ज्याद्वारे शरीर स्वतःची दुरुस्ती करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપચાર

કુદરતી પ્રક્રિયા કે જેના દ્વારા શરીર પોતાને સમારકામ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಣಪಡಿಸುವುದು

ದೇಹವು ಸ್ವತಃ ದುರಸ್ತಿ ಮಾಡುವ ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൗഖ്യമാക്കൽ

ശരീരം സ്വയം നന്നാക്കുന്ന സ്വാഭാവിക പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਲਾਜ

ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਜਿਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਰੀਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਦੀ ਮੁਰੰਮਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مندمل ہونا

قدرتی عمل جس کے ذریعے جسم خود کو ٹھیک کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

康复

身体自我修复的自然过程

🇯🇵Japanese

ヒーリング

身体が自ら修復する自然なプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

치유

신체가 스스로 회복하는 자연적인 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đang lành lại

quá trình tự nhiên mà cơ thể tự sửa chữa

🇹🇭Thai

การรักษา

กระบวนการทางธรรมชาติที่ร่างกายซ่อมแซมตัวเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyembuhan

proses alami dimana tubuh memperbaiki dirinya sendiri

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapagaling

ang natural na proseso kung saan inaayos ng katawan ang sarili nito

🇲🇾Malay

penyembuhan

proses semula jadi di mana badan membaiki dirinya sendiri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شفاء

العملية الطبيعية التي يقوم الجسم من خلالها بإصلاح نفسه

🇮🇷Persian

التیام‌بخش

فرآیند طبیعی که بدن طی آن خود را ترمیم می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

iyileştirme

vücudun kendini onardığı doğal süreç

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַרפֵּא

התהליך הטבעי שבו הגוף מתקן את עצמו

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