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

Are Ars readers excited to read more about 3D printing or drones? —Ken Fisher, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025

Walls constructed using concrete 3D printing can be built in just days. —Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025

This is particularly problematic when printing horizontally suspended bridge-like structures, as the drooping action may actually keep the layers of TPU from connecting with one another and fusing together. —Ben Coxworth may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2025

For example, researchers at Cisco Talos tried out a bunch of different ways to do this using 3D printing and tested them on phones like the iPhone 8 and Samsung S10; laptops like the Samsung Note 9, Lenovo Yoga and HP Pavilion X360; and even smart gadgets like padlocks. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 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