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

Beyond actual braiding techniques, your styling options are also virtually endless. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 9 July 2026

Dua Lipa offered a lesson in styling jeans and flip-flops in New York City on Thursday with a pair of flip-flops from The Row on foot. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

Leave them by the front door for easy grab-and-go styling—you’ll thank me later. — Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026

Painting a vanity, using small doses of wallpaper, and styling with art can make a big difference. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for styling

• filing
• piling
• smiling
• tiling
• beguiling
• compiling
• profiling
• refiling
• reviling
• stockpiling
• unsmiling
• reconciling