seating

noun

seat·​ing ˈsē-tiŋ 

1

a

: material for covering or upholstering seats

b

: a seat on or in which something rests

a valve seating

2

: the act of providing with seats

Examples of seating in a Sentence

There won't be enough seating for everyone.

The auditorium has seating for 400.

There is additional seating on the deck.

The auditorium has a seating capacity of 400.

There are two seatings for tea.

We bought tickets for the 5:30 seating of the show.

Recent Examples on the Web

The pressure of fine dining was constant; every two-hour seating carried the possibility of a Michelin inspection. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2025

More grand is Pondbank’s loggia, which has more columns, of course, and enough space to hold four seating areas and an outdoor dining space. —Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025

Does a certain level of annual donation guarantee the early access and priority seating? —Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025

About 500 people can fit on the main floor of the space in front of the stage, surrounded by curtains and enhanced by effective mood lighting, with a bar stand on the main floor and a couple of elevated seating nooks in each back corner. —Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 6 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing seating

• seating arrangement/plan
• seating plan

Rhymes for seating

• beating
• bleating
• cheating
• eating
• fleeting
• greeting
• heating
• meeting
• sheeting
• sweeting
• treating
• accreting