schooling

[skoo-ling]

noun

1. the process of being taught in a school.

2. instruction, education, or training, especially when received in a school.

3. the act of teaching.

4. Archaic.,  a reprimand.

schooling

/ ˈskuːlɪŋ /

noun

1. education, esp when received at school

2. the process of teaching or being taught in a school

3. the training of an animal, esp of a horse for dressage

4. an archaic word for reprimand

Other Word Forms

• nonschooling noun
• self-schooling adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of schooling¹

First recorded in 1400–50, schooling is from the late Middle English word scoling. See school ¹, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

"The conflict in Gaza has had an appalling impact on education, with many children entirely unable to access schooling," foreign secretary Yvette Cooper said.

From BBC

Yolie Flores, Families in Schools CEO and president, said she expected the focus groups would reveal that parents didn’t understand the importance of schooling in the early years to their children’s academic success.

From Los Angeles Times

The quick time frames partly reflect the cost of an education at these institutions: It was less than $1,500 on average for two years of schooling at Moorpark and Cerritos.

From Los Angeles Times

For all of its own problems, of which there are many, the second-largest country in our hemisphere is schooling us in what democratic accountability looks like.

From Los Angeles Times

For eight years, Brown went deep, schooling himself in cutting-edge brain science and talking to specialists in the field.

From Los Angeles Times

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