# schooling

Pronunciation: say "SKOO-ling" /ˈskuːlɪŋ/

## Noun

1. Formal education received through attending a school.
   - Simple: The years a child spends learning at a school.
   - _He credits his early schooling for his lifelong love of reading._
   - _Years of schooling prepared her for the demands of university._
2. Training or instruction in a particular skill or subject.
   - Simple: Teaching or training that helps you learn a skill.
   - _Years of schooling in martial arts gave him remarkable discipline._
   - _The apprentice received careful schooling from a master smith._
4. The training of a horse in dressage, teaching it controlled movements and responsiveness to the rider.
   - Simple: The careful training of a horse to make it move and respond well.
   - _Months of patient schooling produced a calm, responsive dressage horse._
   - _Her gelding's schooling improved after lessons with a new trainer._

## Verb

3. Present participle of school. — present participle and gerund of school
   - Simple: Present participle of school. Use this form for the action of teaching or training while it is happening.
   - _He is schooling his apprentice in the old techniques._
   - _The trainer kept schooling the recruits until they finally got it right._

## Noun

5. Discipline or reproof; a sharp reprimand for wrongdoing. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Strong words telling someone off for bad behavior.
6. Payment given to an instructor as compensation for teaching pupils. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Money paid to a teacher for teaching students.
   - _The widow struggled to pay her son's schooling to the parish master._
   - _Quarterly schooling was due to the tutor at the start of each term._

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