schooling

American  

[skoo-ling] / ˈsku lɪŋ /

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.

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schooling British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• nonschooling noun
• self-schooling adjective

Etymology

Origin of schooling

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

Example Sentences

Her schooling ended when she was eight and she has spent years in displacement camps with her five children.

From Barron's

He also had a hearing impairment which affected his schooling, and he left Eton after one year to study with a private tutor.

From BBC

And that’s in addition to getting nine years of housing, schooling and degrees, which likely have a high six-figures in value, if not more.

From MarketWatch

That could help address a growing mismatch in Bangladesh’s labor market: Young people with higher-education qualifications are more likely to be unemployed than those with basic schooling.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I take photographs of horses schooling the whole time for my owners and I've never had a photograph of her being out of place - that's quite a unique thing," Bailey told BBC Sport.

From BBC

Related Words

• apprenticeship
• coaching
• instruction
• learning
• literacy
• scholarship
• teaching
• training
• tutoring