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“Heald” or “Healed” or “Heeled”

heald / healed / heeled are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

heald hh·IY·l·d

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

healed hh·IY·l·d

  • verbget healthy again.

heeled hh·IY·l·d

  • verbfollow at the heels of a person.
  • verbperform with the heels.
  • verbstrike with the heel of the club.
  • verbput a new heel on.
Usage

Examples in context

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“heald”

  • …Glenn, Ted Levine, and Anthony Heald.
  • …H. P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald, a writer from Somerville, Massachusetts.
  • …founded in 1964 by Gordon Heald, John Bibby and others.
  • Anthony Heald as Dr. Frederick Chilton
  • …five stories Lovecraft revised for Heald.

“healed”

  • …a "gift", which not only healed his wounds, but amplify his…
  • …blister under the silver electrode healed, but the one under the…
  • …prayed to God and was healed.. At the end of his…
  • …and that while it had healed in time for the fight,…
  • …Grasshopper Hassenichjesehn until his injuries healed.
  • …that the labrum will have healed sufficiently to avoid injury.
  • …and that the children were healed.
  • Among those healed were Woodruff himself, Brigham Young,…
  • …recount how Peter's mother-in-law was healed by Jesus at their home…
  • The injury was partially healed, but Pacquiao requested and was…

“heeled”

  • …went out, William D. Porter heeled over to starboard and sank…
  • …to the style of low heeled boots worn by some folk
  • However, low heeled, broken-in, soft-soled, non-marking shoes, such…
  • Dori shoes (heeled pointe shoes)
  • …was the valenki, a flat heeled, wide topped, knee-length boot worn…

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