printing

1 of 2

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

printing

2 of 2

present participle of print entry 2

Examples of printing in a Sentence

Noun

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

Noun

Perhaps that delay is the result of an idiosyncratic printing schedule. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Boyle has fun with the set details of noisy printing presses and typesetting machines. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

The electronic trading revolution begins In 1846, the telegraphic printing system was invented. — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

His paintings and oleographs, produced by his own printing press, came to define Hindu religious iconography in India. — Noor Anand Chawla, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing printing

• 3-D 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