schooling

1 of 2

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

schooling

2 of 2

present participle of school entry 2, school entry 4

Synonyms of schooling

Noun

• education
• teaching
• instruction

Examples of schooling in a Sentence

Noun

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

Noun

The father of Dinesh Deshmukh had approved of Meera’s photograph and nodded with deep interest at Bajirao’s quick listing of Meera’s accomplishments during her nine years of schooling and her subsequent years of housework. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

But the way Honda is combining hands-on orientation with engineer-friendly schooling (like explaining off-road recoveries in empirical measures) seems like a great path to building a team that really cares about, and understands, its products. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 28 Oct. 2026

Supporters say the program gives parents more schooling options for their children, while opponents see it as a drain on resources that could otherwise be used for public education. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

Alpha was founded in Austin, Texas, in 2014 by MacKenzie Price, who has become an outspoken critic of traditional schooling. — Maya Blackstone, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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