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

Fin whales feed by skimming the water with their mouths open, filtering out water for the krill, small schooling fish, and squid that make up their diet, the NOAA said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026

For new borrowers, the changes include an overall lifetime borrowing cap of $257,500 and limits to the amount parents can borrow to pay for their children’s schooling. — Heather Hollingsworth, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

His grandma paid for his rehab, while his parents Keith and Jennifer funded his schooling. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026

In the last few years, OCPS has struggled with declining enrollment, lackluster state funding, rising healthcare costs and the surge of voucher use for private and home schooling. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 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