headline meaning

UK /ˈhɛdlaɪn/ US /ˈhɛdlaɪn/ 2 syllables

headline (verb): publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline.

headline has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

headline as a verb

  1. publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline

    Type of: advertise

  2. provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline

    Type of: supply

    Related forms: headliner

headline as a noun

  1. the heading or caption of a newspaper article

    Synonyms: newspaper headline

    Type of: heading

    Kinds: dropline, screamer, streamer

How to pronounce headline

headline is pronounced /ˈhɛdlaɪn/ in British English and /ˈhɛdlaɪn/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with headline

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HE · words ending in NE · 8-letter words

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