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 meetings will remain open to the public, however, and audio recordings will be available, according to the release. —Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025

The facility had no recording of whether staff had offered a meal to any detainee who’d been in a hold room for more than six hours, the inspection report noted. —Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025

Audio continues in the recording, and the officer is twice heard directing her to stop resisting. —Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025

Young Thug has been at the center of controversy over the past several days, as recordings of jailhouse calls made while he was incarcerated during the YSL trial have leaked online. —Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025

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