Definitions for Making
ˈmeɪ kɪŋmak·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. devising, fashioning, makingnoun

   the act that results in something coming to be

   "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making"

2. qualification, makingnoun

   an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something

   "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician"

3. makingnoun

   (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something

   "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. makingnoun

   Process of growth or development.

   As a child he didn't seem like a genius in the making.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. making

   Making refers to the process of creating, producing, or constructing something by using one's skills, knowledge, and resources. It typically involves taking raw materials, components, or ideas and transforming them into a finished product, artwork, or solution. Making can encompass various domains such as crafting, manufacturing, inventing, designing, or building, and often involves hands-on work, creativity, problem-solving, and innovation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Making

   of Make

2. Makingnoun

   the act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication; construction; as, this is cloth of your own making; the making of peace or war was in his power

3. Makingnoun

   composition, or structure

4. Makingnoun

   a poem

5. Makingnoun

   that which establishes or places in a desirable state or condition; the material of which something may be made; as, early misfortune was the making of him

6. Makingnoun

   external appearance; from

Editors ContributionRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. makingverb

   Verb form of the word make.

   They were making intelligent decisions about their wedding day.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Component
   • Fitness
   • Production

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Making' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #325

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Making' in Written Corpus Frequency: #416

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Making' in Nouns Frequency: #2388

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How to pronounce Making?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Making in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Making in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Making in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Making in a Sentence

1. Katherine Archuleta:

   I want to emphasize that cyber security issues that the Government is facing is a problem that has been decades in the making, due to a lack of investment in federal IT systems and a lack of efforts in both the public and private sectors to secure our internet infrastructure.

2. Edward Stack:

   We have tremendous respect and admiration for the students organizing and making their voices heard regarding gun violence in schools and elsewhere in our country, we have heard you. The nation has heard you. We support and respect the Second Amendment, and we recognize and appreciate that the vast majority of gun owners in this country are responsible, law-abiding citizens. But we have to help solve the problem that's in front of us.

3. Patty Edelburg:

   Farmers are price takers, not price makers, people are paying a lot more in the stores, but what the farmers are getting has pretty much stayed the same or gone much more volatile... The middleman is really the one making the profit on this.

4. Jean de La Bruyère:

   Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.

5. Justin Trudeau:

   There was the broad lines of a decent win-win-win deal on the table, that I thought required that final deal-making moment.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Making
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Making
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Making
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Making