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

No Logos Skip the t-shirts with screen printing because the design is less absorbent and can flake off onto the floor. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026

Since then, Hjeltness has expanded the shop’s focus from primarily everyday business printing — think business cards, letterhead, invoices — to additionally incorporate more colorful marketing materials, wide-format banners and storefront graphics. —Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026

Then applicants came swarming in before catalogs were ready, and adding to the mid-summer madness, Mid-Florida Tech’s presses broke down, delaying catalog printing another week. —Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026

Specialized districts, from meatpacking to printing, didn’t disappear because demand vanished. —Parin Moradiya, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 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