headline
🇺🇸
/ˈhedlaɪn/
🇬🇧
/ˈhedlaɪn/
noun
B1
The big title of a news story in a newspaper or on a website.
The big news story was the main headline for many days.
R
A short list of the most important news on radio or TV.
Can I hear the news headline before we go?
verb
R
To give a news story a title.
The story had the headline 'Back to the future'.
R
To be the main performer in a show.
Ed Sheeran will headline the concert.
adjective
R
Very important.
The story was headline news for two weeks.
R
The most popular performers at an event.
The band was a headline act at the music festival.
translation
The big title of a news story in a newspaper or on a website.; A short list of the most important news on radio or TV.
To give a news story a title.; To be the main performer in a show.
Very important.; The most popular performers at an event.
Word Forms
Plural
headlines
Progressive
headlining
Past
headlined
Perfect
headlined
3rd Present
headlines