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 of schooling

• education
• teaching
• instruction

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

As part of Texas’ $1 billion school voucher-style program, children with disabilities can receive up to $30,000 to go toward private schooling this fall. —Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026

The Senate plan would put $25 million of the pension apportionment funds into the state budget for the Parental Choice Tax Credit, which helps families pay for private schooling. —Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 6 Mar. 2026

Moricz spoke againstsuch protests disrupting schooling, but that portion of his comment was not featured in DeAngelis’ clip. —Jeffrey S. Solochek, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026

Ninety-nine percent of Iowa's 41,497 private school students are using ESAs to pay for part or all of their schooling. —Mike Trautmann, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026

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