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

Winner: Lightroom Classic Printing Both photo applications have strong printing capabilities, with support for color profiles, output sharpening, and soft proofing. —PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025

Bally’s, which has been operating out of a temporary casino at Medinah Temple since September 2023, is building its permanent facility at the 30-acre site of the former Chicago Tribune printing plant. —Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025

Also included: a center dedicated to K-12 education, a roof deck, wellness spaces like a stretching station and relaxation rooms, a maker's space with 3D printing tools, and an immersive visualization lab, where art and data can be projected visually onto the walls and floors. —Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025

Its pirate distributor, Liberty Lobby, had merely photocopied an earlier printing and slapped some new copy on the back. —Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025

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