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

Then Strain started experimenting with 3D printing, and the PlantMe Bead was born. —Travis Loller, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026

The Pioneers’ Museum has curated a collection of authentic printing equipment donated by Imperial Printers, a long-standing Imperial County business. —Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026

The full production process included wet chemical cleaning, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), phosphorus diffusion, atomic layer deposition (ALD), laser patterning, physical vapor deposition (PVD), isolation, and screen printing. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026

The new neighborhood in Linda is being built one layer at a time with the latest in 3D printing technology from the company 4Dify. —Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 13 Feb. 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