schooling

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

Synonyms

• education
• instruction
• teaching
• training
• tuition
• tutelage
• tutoring

Examples of schooling in a Sentence

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

Tashi Wangchuk, a Tibetan businessman who petitioned the government to preserve schooling in Tibetan and spoke to The Times about his efforts, was sentenced to prison for five years in 2018. —Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025

The fighting prompted the main U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, to suspend its services, including schooling. —Majdi Mohammed and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024

To achieve that distinctive voice, which sounds like a sharp Southern twang punctuated by precise Midwestern enunciation, perhaps reflecting Adams’ South Carolina upbringing and schooling at Wilberforce University in Ohio, Washington worked hard with both an accent coach and her acting coach. —Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024

Given the remote location of the launch site, SpaceX already helps manage the area's roads and utilities, and assists with schooling and medical care for residents through agreements with the county. —Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

schooling

noun

school·​ing

ˈskül-iŋ

1

: instruction in school : education

2

: the cost of going to school