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

That job is not uncommon to a traditional home build, but with the 3D printing machine, the manner of applying and smoothing the outer base layer was far from ordinary. —Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025

Their do-it-yourself culture, supported by tech like 3D printing, accessible electronics, and online tutorials, has successfully democratized small-scale aviation. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025

But the relentless advance of automation, including rapid progress in robotics and 3-D printing, means that for the poorest countries, many of them in Africa, such manufacturing may no longer be a viable way of providing employment to huge numbers of people. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025

One-third of her contributions came from the North Carolina Republican Party in the form of printing and postage for mailing campaign ads. —Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 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