Definitions for Making
ˈmeɪ kɪŋMak·ing

Princeton's WordNet(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. makingnoun

   Process of growth or development.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Contribution(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce Making?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   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. Liz Stalnaker:

   Removing the name Stapleton from places of honor in Denver is one small, visible way of making amends for that history.

2. Michel Hazanavicius:

   Now he's like this old, semi-god who can do whatever he wants. He's not making traditional cinema.

3. Mark Pocan:

   Unfortunately, the president has created this situation where ICE is n’t doing what it was created to do. It’s being used used as his own personal police force, and in those actions it’s actually making us less safe because the critical functions of ICE can no longer happen when the president has them going after people in churches and workplaces, it’s just been made a mess.

4. Joe Biden:

   I was basically apologizing and making it clear that I wasn't trying to be presumptuous, in any way push him, and he said he appreciated that.

5. Shinichi Kato:

   Japanese tyre makers have become increasingly worried about the future supply of natural rubber since (last) summer, as falling prices could push farmers out of business, tyre makers are trying to buy more rubber from countries with lower labour costs such as Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in case some producers at other countries with higher costs such as Thailand stop making rubber.

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