heading

noun

head·​ing ˈhe-diŋ 

1

a

: something that forms or serves as a head

especially : an inscription, headline, or title standing at the top or beginning (as of a letter or chapter)

b

: the address and date at the beginning of a letter showing its place and time of origin

2

: the compass direction in which the longitudinal axis of a ship or aircraft points

broadly : direction

3

: drift sense 6

Synonyms

• caption
• head
• header
• headline
• rubric
• title

Examples of heading in a Sentence

What is your current heading?

We organized all the recipes under different subject headings.

His paintings usually fall under the heading of realism.

Recent Examples on the Web

Florida led the series 2-0 heading into Game 3, but the Lightning managed a big road victory to avoid falling behind 3-0. —Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025

How does the franchise use the long-term lockup of Guerrero’s heading forward? —Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

Paddy Pimblett Stops Michael Chandler Pimblett, a former Cage Warriors champion, was 6-0 heading into UFC 314. —Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025

Well, that question verbatim is a heading in the TCA leadership’s email — and here are the bullet points that followed, in the board’s own words: Conversations about organizing summer tour have been ongoing since the summer of 2024. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for heading

• bedding
• dreading
• shedding
• shredding
• sledding
• spreading
• threading
• treading
• wedding
• beheading
• embedding
• homesteading

Kids Definition

heading

noun

head·​ing ˈhed-iŋ 

1

: the direction in which a ship or aircraft points

2

: something (as a title or an address) at the top or beginning (as of a letter or chapter)