seating

noun

seat·​ing ˈsē-tiŋ 

1

a

: material for covering or upholstering seats

b

: a seat on or in which something rests

a valve seating

2

: the act of providing with seats

Examples of seating in a Sentence

There won't be enough seating for everyone.

The auditorium has seating for 400.

There is additional seating on the deck.

The auditorium has a seating capacity of 400.

There are two seatings for tea.

We bought tickets for the 5:30 seating of the show.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Omakase Behind the sliding door in the back is the 22 seat omakase counter offering a 14 course selection that is spaced out over a two-hour seating. —Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

Once inside, there’s a dazzling lounge and an outdoor seating area outfitted with theater-style seats and booths from which to take in the race. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 May 2025

Also in the exclusive seating area were six veterans and Londoners who had been evacuated from the city as children during the war. —Janine Henni, People.com, 8 May 2025

His homer ended up in the lawn seating beyond the right-field fence, where a fan caught it on a single bounce off the bullpen roof. —Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing seating

• seating arrangement/plan
• seating plan

Rhymes for seating

• beating
• bleating
• cheating
• eating
• fleeting
• greeting
• heating
• meeting
• sheeting
• sweeting
• treating
• accreting