Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headline

/ˈhɛd.laɪn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: head-line
IPA: /ˈhɛd.laɪn/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

noun

noun

A line, and related senses.

noun

A line, and related senses.

Canadian usage; American usage; Archaic

noun

A line, and related senses.

noun

A line, and related senses.

noun

A line, and related senses.

Example Sentences

"He held out his copybook. The word Sums was written on the headline."
"The headline on today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition.""
"Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it One headline, why believe it? Everybody wants to rule the world"
"From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins."
"Once again I take typewriter in hand to express my opinion on two very different issues. Good luck in deciding what to headline this letter."

Etymology

From head + line.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhɛd.laɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

headlines (plural) head-line (alternative) head line (alternative) headlines (present, singular) headlining (participle, present) headlined (participle, past) headlined (past)

Derived Forms

coheadline headlinese nonheadline scarehead subheadline headliner

Phrases

Betteridge's law of headlines grab the headlines hammer headline headline-ese headline-grabber headline inflation headline style hit the headlines

Frequently Paired Words

Article components byline dateline

Synonyms

hed lead newspaper headline

Rhymes With

deadline redline

Questions

How do you pronounce headline?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛd.laɪn/.
What does headline mean?: A rope.
Where does headline come from?: From head + line.

How to pronounce headline

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