schooling

noun

school·​ing ˈskü-liŋ 

1

a

: instruction in school : education

b

: training, guidance, or discipline derived from experience

2

archaic : reproof

3

: the cost of instruction and maintenance at school

4

: the training of a horse for service

especially : the teaching and exercising of horse and rider in the formal techniques of equitation

Synonyms

• education
• instruction
• teaching
• training
• tuition
• tutelage
• tutoring

Examples of schooling in a Sentence

He has had little schooling.

the extended schooling needed for a horse to be able to make those precision movements

Recent Examples on the Web

The solitary creatures consume upwards of 1,000 pounds of food per day, with their diet largely consisting of shrimp, krill, crabs and schooling fish, according to NOAA. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025

Beyond facts discoverable through research, doctors synthesize years of schooling, clinical training, and experience into direct patient care. —Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025

If so, the decision could transform K-12 education and public schooling nationwide. —David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025

First there were higher tuition fees and admittance caps on the number of women who could pursue secondary schooling. —Suzanne Cope, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for schooling

• cooling
• drooling
• dueling
• duelling
• fooling
• fueling
• fuelling
• gruelling
• pooling
• ruling
• spooling
• tooling

Kids Definition

schooling

noun

school·​ing

ˈskül-iŋ

1

: instruction in school : education

2

: the cost of going to school