noun
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education, esp when received at school
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the process of teaching or being taught in a school
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the training of an animal, esp of a horse for dressage
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an archaic word for reprimand
Other Word Forms
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
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"I realised everything it had cost me -- all those hospitalisations, those surgeries, the schooling I missed and, above all, those pains I had never associated with that damn IUD," said Kirstine Najarak Berthelsen.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The clearest patterns appeared for screen exposure during infancy and near the beginning of formal schooling, indicating that these periods may be particularly sensitive for cognitive development.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Parents who take on federal loans to pay for their kids’ schooling will face changes at both the borrowing and repayment stages of the process.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Gibney said she has experienced uncertainty with Levi's schooling before.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
We would play "Would you rather," talk trash about girls, and I would talk about sports, but neither of them knew anything about athletes, so I spent a lot of time just schooling them.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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