Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schooling

/ˈskuːlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: school-ing
IPA: /ˈskuːlɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Training or instruction.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Institutional education; attendance of school.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The training of a horse at dressage.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Discipline; reproof; reprimand.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Compensation for instruction; price or reward paid to an instructor for teaching pupils.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of school

Example Sentences

"I never let my schooling interfere with my education."
"Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting."
"He gave his son a good schooling."
"[…] I thought the schooling as severe as the case merited, […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

schoolings (plural)

Derived Forms

homeschooling

Phrases

flexi-schooling

Synonyms

school

Rhymes With

ruling cooling fooling fueling drooling pooling tooling dueling fuelling retooling huling dooling

Questions

How do you pronounce schooling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskuːlɪŋ/.
What does schooling mean?: Training or instruction.

How to pronounce schooling

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