Added 9 October 2026 headline /ˈhɛd.laɪn/ noun Categories: LanguageUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about headline at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The heading or caption of a newspaper article. verb Publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline. Provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline. Origin From head + line. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: newsheadingcaptionheaderrubriccategorytotalthematicconciseheadlinertitular Back to today's word