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• present participle of type.

typing

British  

/ ˈtaɪpɪŋ /

noun

1. the work or activity of using a typewriter or word processor

2. the skill of using a typewriter quickly and accurately

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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.

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If you live in England, you can use the search function by typing your postcode into the box.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Getting here now — typing away while I sniffle with a cold, a life I wouldn’t change for the world — required carefully deflating a rapidly overblown ego.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

I opted against Link, instead clicking “Take control of the browser” and typing in the card number myself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

One of them is typing furiously as his eyes dart from the screen to the robot: "The idea is it will grab that cylindrical piece and move it over there."

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

She steps aside for me as I leave the kitchen and start typing a message to Serenity.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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