styling

1 of 2

present participle of style entry 2

styling

2 of 2

noun

styl·​ing ˈstī-liŋ 

plural stylings

1

: the way in which something is styled

clothing with classic styling

When it came time to redesign the compact Dakota, Dodge cleverly emulated the aggressive styling of its big, hot-selling Ram pickup.

—Consumer Reports

… Michael Jackson's sinuously breathy, often dreamy vocal stylings are prominent on only two or three of the eight selections.

—Robert Palmer

2

: hairstyling

did all of the styling and makeup for the movie

—often used before another noun

styling gels

styling tools

Examples of styling in a Sentence

Noun

a car with sleek new styling

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

With styling solutions and component libraries coming into play along with the growing use of AI to streamline development processes, tech leads must stay abreast of innovations in order to stay ahead. —Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024

In fact, that seems to be the styling trick favored among the fashion elite: All collections paired the maroon sandals with monochromatic looks. —Nuria Luis, Glamour, 19 Apr. 2024

Davidson worked for the company for nearly 50 years and retired in 2012 as chief styling officer. —Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024

The Supersonic comes with a flyaway attachment, diffuser, styling concentrator, and wide tooth comb and gentle air attachments. —Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024

Busy Philipps Wears Her Mom's Wedding Dress on a Disney Cruise While Philipps may have helped style her daughter for the concert, the actress previously told PEOPLE that receiving that same styling help isn’t always returned. —Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024

As the key detail to even the most dramatic hair looks (as seen on FKA Twigs), the strong-hold styling product is used daily with brands like Moco de Gorila’s Gorilla Snot Gel (not to be mistaken for gorilla glue) and Got2B Glued Styling Gel as beauty supply store front runners. —India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024

While many of the Biscayne’s styling elements were abandoned, the concept’s rear end influenced the Corvair — the other small car proposal GM was evaluating when the Biscayne was created. —Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024

The music has a crispy delicious retro-bop bounce, a quality that extends to Winehouse’s vocals, which take the growling-cat stylings of jazz legends like Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday and kick them up into something playfully ferocious. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1