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 program’s equipment, including the 3D printing machines and the commercial drivers license training stations, cost slightly over $500,000 according to Prince. —Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2025

At FedEx, which has five stores in Louisville, customers can find printing, copying, shipping and delivery services. —Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Dec. 2025

Gun control advocates say there are strategies to regulate the printing of these firearms. —Meg Anderson, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025

The Rag & Bone Miramar Wide-leg Sweatpant Jeans feel like the softest loungewear but look exactly like wide-leg denim thanks to the brand’s genius printing technique. —Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 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