printing

1 of 2

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

printing

2 of 2

present participle of print entry 2

Examples of printing in a Sentence

Noun

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

Noun

The first printing sold 170,000 copies with another 180,000 sold subsequently, for a total of over 350,000 units. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

In Kansas City, the Kansas City Star printing plant closed in 2021, moving operations to Des Moines. — Rafi Golberstein, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Multi-color printing was added at the start of this year after a breakthrough in technology, and Nike brought additive printing through its own Project Nectar tech on the Air Max 95000 introduced last fall. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Ukraine's financial resources aren’t enough to rebuild infrastructure like printing houses and warehouses because the state’s primary focus is on fighting Russia. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing printing

• 3-D 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