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

Examples of potential tenants include food processors, beverage distributors, freight logistics companies, machine shops, printing businesses, research labs, warehouse and storage facilities and manufacturing, packaging, fulfillment and processing facilities, among others. —Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026

The researchers developed a photocurable resin that can be shaped using LCD 3D printing into fine, complex structures. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026

In a recent survey of 1,000 people who had made an online return in the last year, a third said that printing labels and finding packaging were stressful, according to post-purchase platform Route. —Lola Murti, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026

Most notably, the print-shop scene in which Fergus teaches Germain and Henri-Christian how to use the printing press, both literally and metaphorically. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 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