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 building was once a hub for printing services and provided thousands of weekly newspapers throughout the country with content. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

These include machine assembly, large-scale metal printing, post-processing, inspection, quality assurance and customer acceptance. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

The company’s first product, a 3D printing filament, launched in April and sold out. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 July 2026

With a robust and powerful desktop UV printing system, Morpho aims to help bring that future closer. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 20 July 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