- 1[transitive, usually passive] headline something + noun to give a story or article a particular headline The story was headlined “Back to the future.”
- 2[transitive, intransitive] headline (something) to be the main performer in a concert or show The concert was headlined by Elton John.
headline
verbNAmE//ˈhɛdlaɪn//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they headline he / she / it headlines
past simple headlined
-ing form headlining
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