printing

noun

print·​ing ˈprin-tiŋ 

1

: the act or product of one that prints

2

: reproduction in printed form

3

: the art, practice, or business of a printer

4

: impression sense 7a

5

printings plural : paper to be printed on

Examples of printing in a Sentence

The book is already in its second printing, and a third printing is scheduled for later this year.

The book has had two printings of 100,000 copies each.

Her printing is very neat.

Recent Examples on the Web

Among them, Kisawa Sanctuary is known for using 3D printing technology to create natural building materials, essentially a mixture of sand and seawater. —Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026

Political printing presses at their busiest in decades. —ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026

For the 2022 Paralympic Games, Briscoe and HPSNZ scaled things up, working with University of Canterbury researchers and using 3D printing alongside wind tunnels. —Liam Tharme, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Devastated business owners The fire damage was a heartbreaking sight for Nicholas Aklassou, who called his printing business his life. —Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing printing

• 3D printing
• printing office
• printing press
• relief printing

Rhymes for printing

• glinting
• hinting
• minting
• splinting
• sprinting
• squinting
• tinting
• fingerprinting
• imprinting
• reprinting
• unstinting

Kids Definition

printing

noun

print·​ing ˈprint-iŋ 

1

: the process of putting something in printed form

2

: the art or business of a printer