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 of heading

• 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 Friends alum, 59, was seen hand-in-hand heading to a New York City dinner date alongside Jolkovsky. —Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025

Both boson stars and Q-balls, which live under the more general heading of exotic astrophysical dark objects (EADOs), are difficult to detect. —Paul Sutter, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025

Simple formatting, recognizable headings, and standard section labels all carry weight in whether a resume is parsed correctly. —K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025

San Diego State and UC San Diego are off to winning starts in defense of their women’s conference basketball titles, while the University of San Diego has won two straight heading into the start of West Coast Conference play on the road. —Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 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)