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- [hed-lahyn]
- /ˈhɛdˌlaɪn/
- /ˈhed.laɪn/
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- [hed-lahyn]
- /ˈhɛdˌlaɪn/
Definitions of headlining word
- noun headlining a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks. 1
- noun headlining the largest such heading on the front page, usually at the top. 1
- noun headlining the line at the top of a page, containing the title, pagination, etc. 1
- verb with object headlining to furnish with a headline. 1
- verb with object headlining to mention or name in a headline. 1
- verb with object headlining to publicize, feature, or star (a specific performer, product, etc.). 1
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Origin of headlining
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; head + line1
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Parts of speech for Headlining
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
headlining popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
headlining usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for headlining
adj headlining
- showing — a theatrical production, performance, or company.
- pushing — that pushes.
- turning — a movement of partial or total rotation: a slight turn of the handle.
- recommending — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- promoting — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
verb headlining
- reiterate — to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
- repeat — repeat loop
- affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
- accentuate — To accentuate something means to emphasize it or make it more noticeable.
- assert — If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
Antonyms for headlining
verb headlining
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- mumble — to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- play down — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- understate — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
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