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The correct spelling is schooling.

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verb

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The correct spelling is schooling. (of fish) To form into, or travel in a school. For example: "Many future prime ministers were schooled in Eton."

Usage Examples

Many future prime ministers were schooled in Eton.

She took care to school her expression, not giving away any of her feelings.

I never let my schooling interfere with my education.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.(of fish) To form into, or travel in a school.
  2. 2.To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school).
  3. 3.To defeat emphatically, to teach an opponent a harsh lesson.
  4. 4.To control, or compose, one's expression.

noun

  1. 1.Training or instruction.
  2. 2.Institutional education; attendance of school.
  3. 3.The training of a horse at dressage.
  4. 4.Discipline; reproof; reprimand.
  5. 5.Compensation for instruction; price or reward paid to an instructor for teaching pupils.

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