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

Ironically, this might be good news in the short term: a crisis in private credit will likely be bailed out, and that means money printing. —Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025

Their clever touches are tastefully and judiciously employed: The check will arrive on what was created from a newspaper printing plate; napkin rings evoke the era; and the modern dinnerware looks as if it might have been imprinted with ink. —Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 13 June 2025

The college is also at the forefront of infrastructure resiliency research in sprayable ultra high-performance cement, 3-D printing and resilient structures. —Florida International University, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025

McNally had the foresight, according to company lore, to bury two of their printing machines in the sand at Lake Michigan. —Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 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