how to pronounce printing

/ˈpɹɪntɪŋ/

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printing is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of printing in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… dollar range we were printing money and …”

meanings of printing

noun:

The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
Material that has been printed.
All the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch.
Written characters that are not joined up.

verb:

To inadequately carry a concealed weapon such that its silhouette is visible on the person wearing it.
Present participle of print.

printing frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word printing occurs in english on average 14.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics printing can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that printing can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;