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

The process mixes wax printing, airbrushing, screen printing, and laser work, with no cleanroom needed. — New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

Thicker bath mat materials with good printing quality will usually cost more money than simple decorative novelty items. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

For larger workloads, batch processing can handle multiple files for tasks such as conversion, merging, compression, OCR, printing, encryption, and adding or removing watermarks. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

That plant was home to a printing press, and millions of children’s books. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 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