heading

noun

head·​ing ˈhe-diŋ 

1

a

: something that forms or serves as a head

especially : an inscription, headline, or title standing at the top or beginning (as of a letter or chapter)

b

: the address and date at the beginning of a letter showing its place and time of origin

2

: the compass direction in which the longitudinal axis of a ship or aircraft points

broadly : direction

3

: drift sense 6

Synonyms

• title
• caption
• headline
• head

Examples of heading in a Sentence

What is your current heading?

We organized all the recipes under different subject headings.

His paintings usually fall under the heading of realism.

Recent Examples on the Web

The pilot struggled to maintain the plane on a heading and climb, a preliminary report said. —Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025

On the day of the fire, Henderson and others who worked at Near Southside Inc. could hear the fire trucks one after the other heading to The Cooper. —Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2025

As in your chapter headings is her continuing mantra). —Jane Ciabattari july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025

Crypto stocks — Crypto stocks fell amid likely quarterly portfolio rebalancing and general profit-taking heading into the final weekend of a winning month for the sector. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for heading

• bedding
• dreading
• shedding
• shredding
• sledding
• spreading
• threading
• treading
• wedding
• beheading
• embedding
• homesteading

Kids Definition

heading

noun

head·​ing ˈhed-iŋ 

1

: the direction in which a ship or aircraft points

2

: something (as a title or an address) at the top or beginning (as of a letter or chapter)