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

With SustainaPrint, the researchers say the future of 3D printing doesn’t have to choose between strength and sustainability. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025

Miramar has a special printing technique replicating denim that gets applied to more comfortable, less rigid fabrics for jeans, jackets, shorts, skirts, shirts, for men, women and kids. —David Moin, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025

In its former life, as a printing plant, workers and machines dealt with highly flammable chemicals. —Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025

That night, Mare finds Ned watching old footage of the Truth Teller in its heyday, with the editor running the printing press himself. —Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 4 Sep. 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