- present participle of type.
typing
Britishnoun
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the work or activity of using a typewriter or word processor
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the skill of using a typewriter quickly and accurately
Explanation
Typing is the act of writing using a keyboard. If you're sick of writing out your English papers by hand, you might want to take a typing class. Back in the 1880s, typing meant writing with a typewriter. Today, typing is more likely to refer to entering text on a computer or smartphone. When you're typing, you can use the "hunt and peck" method, in which you push keys one at a time while looking at the keyboard. A typing teacher can help you master touch typing, in which you memorize where each key is, use every finger, and don't need to look at the keyboard.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Typing is being replaced by whispering, and it’s way more annoying.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Typing, voice dictation technology or my usual chicken scratch would’ve done the job far faster.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
Typing on the keyboard, on the other hand has a soothing quality because it is very rhythmic.
From Scientific American • Oct. 6, 2023
Typing "Abbott Elementary" and Ava quotes into any search engine yields a trove of one-liners and comebacks no other current TV show can match.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2023
Typing my social security number and not finding my name in the database that evening was a weird sort of relief.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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