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headinga title at the head of a page or section of a book

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a title at the head of a page or section of a book

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhɛdɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 제목, 표제

Korean pronunciation: 헤-딩 (강세: 헤)

Example Sentences

  • The teacher asked us to write a creative heading for our essay about aliens.
  • My GPS kept saying 'heading northeast' but I was clearly heading to the mall.
  • The document had so many headings that it looked like a table of contents.

heading

NOUN

//ˈhɛdɪŋ//

a title at the head of a page or section of a book

heading concept
💡 Concept

The title at the top

heading rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The wedding heading keeps spreading!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈhɛdɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈhɛdɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Roothead
Suffix--ing

Origin

고대 영어 'heafod'에서 유래된 'head'에 '-ing'가 붙어 형성되었습니다. 머리(head)가 몸의 최상단에 위치하듯, heading도 문서의 최상단 제목이나 진행 방향을 나타내게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

weddingbeddingshreddingspreading
wedding
bedding
shredding
spreading

🔗Collocations

chapter heading
heading home
compass heading
section heading
heading north
main heading

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The teacher asked us to write a creative heading for our essay about aliens.

😄 Fun example

My GPS kept saying 'heading northeast' but I was clearly heading to the mall.

The document had so many headings that it looked like a table of contents.

We are heading to the beach for our summer vacation.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

titlecaptiondirectioncoursepath

Antonyms

footerendingconclusion

Related

headerheadlinenavigatedestinationchapter

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