- 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.
My partner wants to turn off the light and go to sleep, but I'm still frantically typing on my phone.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
If you’re not, you’ve got to use money, which is hard to get, whereas you get shares by typing zeros into a spreadsheet.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
Walking and typing is dangerous, but walking and talking like a maniac into my own recorder is merely antisocial.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
Instead of typing quietly, Amkraut Mueller started to hold down the function key and talk in hushed tones to her computer.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
I was typing so fast, I barely saw what I was writing.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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