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

The service includes printing, framing and gift-wrapping for only $29. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2025

Rag & Bone’s revolutionary printing technique, Miramar, creates an optical illusion that makes any material look like denim. —Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025

Each prototype is shaped through robotic 3D printing and tuned to local conditions. —New Atlas, 20 Nov. 2025

The longest flights were achieved by maps printed at the later stages of the Second World War, when the mass printing of maps was well underway, and paper shortages led to some paper maps being printed on little more than tissue paper. —Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025

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