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

It’s told through the lens of two aspiring writers pitching their wildly inaccurate musical about the invention of the printing press. —Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026

Plus, the printer includes automatic two-sided printing that helps reduces the amount of waste, and as a result, makes your workflows more efficient by saving time. —George Yang, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026

To help make this simpler, faster, and cheaper, Fraunhofer explored the use of additive manufacturing (3D printing) to make more components in one go. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026

Textiles Direct-to-garment and direct-to-fabric printing company Kornit Digital has appointed Nick Beighton, the former CEO of Asos, as a strategic advisor to the company and its board of directors, effective April 1. —Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 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