ministering (to)

verb

present participle of minister (to)
as in administering (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of volunteered to help minister to the sick at the local hospice

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  1. nursing
  2. healing
  3. treating
Verb
  • The teen has only one goal while putting 10 shots on target after coming into this World Cup still nursing a left hamstring issue.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Upon coming to America, Shirley taught herself English and began nursing school before starting out in Michigan.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of nursing
Verb
  • Andrade, who is currently studying sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, believes that the experience of playing soccer was fundamental in healing the trauma of the immigration arrest.
    — Albinson Linares, NBC news, 18 July 2026
  • The Forest Service turned to the tribe for help healing the land.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of healing
Verb
  • Too many products slap the label on without including disabled people anywhere in development or testing, treating accessibility as an add-on rather than a design requirement.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The hospital includes two operating rooms, a pharmacy and a laboratory, while doctors continue performing orthopedic surgeries and treating infections and other conditions left untreated in the aftermath of the disaster.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of treating
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