recording

1 of 2

present participle of record entry 1

recording

2 of 2

noun

re·​cord·​ing ri-ˈkȯr-diŋ 

plural recordings

1

: the process of recording something

The recording took place at the studio.

a recording session

2

: something that has been recorded

a recording of measurement data

especially : a sequence of sounds or visual images stored in or played from a reproducible form

listening to early jazz recordings

watched a live recording of the concert

3

: something (such as a vinyl record or a digital file) on or in which a recording is stored : record entry 2 sense 4

organized the recordings by artist and genre

Examples of recording in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The court played an audio recording of Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino threatening to withhold concerts from Barclays Center if the venue switched ticketing services. —Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026

Yet, McDonald penned hundreds of others songs and released 30-plus albums during a recording career that spanned multiple decades. —Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026

Well, the audio [file] recordings were done on an iPhone in the house with blocking and an actor holding the iPhone. —Peter Larsen, Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026

Cockpit voice recordings obtained from the plane indicate the pilots misunderstood the guidelines and believed waiting 14 to 18 minutes was standard practice for the weather conditions. —Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing recording

• magnetic recording
• recording artist
• self-recording
• tape recording

Rhymes for recording

• according
• affording
• awarding
• keyboarding
• rewarding
• skateboarding
• snowboarding
• boarding
• cording
• fording
• hoarding
• warding

Kids Definition

recording

noun

re·​cord·​ing ri-ˈkȯrd-iŋ 

: record entry 2 sense 4