staging

noun

stag·​ing ˈstā-jiŋ 

1

: scaffolding

2

a

: the business of running stagecoaches

b

: the act of journeying in stagecoaches

3

: the act of putting on a play

4

a

: the moving of troops or matériel forward in several stages

b

: the assembling of troops or matériel in transit in a particular place

Examples of staging in a Sentence

The staging of the play was more difficult than expected.

Recent Examples on the Web

Given the extreme amount of blood at the scene, Popham abandoned the suicide staging and decided to make the killing look like a robbery instead. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

Since founding high-end home staging firm Interior Marketing Group (IMG) in 2007, Cheryl Eisen has helped market billions of dollars in residential properties while creating sophisticated interiors that resonate with buyers and homeowners alike. — Ad Pro, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026

Shooting chronologically allowed Wilde and the other actors to start each day of shooting by playing with the dialogue, story, and staging of that day’s scenes. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Shaw starred in the play’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival run in 2019, its West End and Toronto stagings in 2021 and 2022, on Broadway in 2023, and its UK and Ireland tours in 2025. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing staging

• staging area
• staging ground
• staging post

Rhymes for staging

• ageing
• aging
• caging
• gaging
• gauging
• paging
• raging
• swaging
• waging
• disengaging
• engaging
• rampaging

Kids Definition

staging

noun

stag·​ing

ˈstā-jiŋ

1

: scaffolding sense 1

2

: the putting of a play on the stage

Medical Definition

staging

noun

: the classification of the severity of a disease in distinct stages on the basis of established symptomatic criteria