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

This would be similar to 3D printing, but for metal. —New Atlas, 2 June 2026

The book was sold to individuals by subscription and to a few bookstores, and the first printing of a thousand copies sold out quickly. —Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

The partnership would grant Variloom’s 3D printing ambitions an edge in the textile space, not to mention a softness that can only come from Wool Source’s patented technology. —Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 1 June 2026

What once required an expensive printing press can now be done with a smartphone—paper, a pen, and a copy machine still work in a pinch too. —Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 1 June 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