What does Making mean?

Definitions for Making
ˈmeɪ kɪŋmak·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

  1. makingnoun

    Process of growth or development.

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

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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. makingverb

    Verb form of the word make.

    They were making intelligent decisions about their wedding day.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020  

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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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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. Micheal Garza:

    We're trying to keep her from getting this and also making sure she's in a good learning environment socially with other children, and trying to find that balance, we're making sure she's safe enough and making sure she gets educated. She loves pre-K, she loves her friends, and the idea that she wouldn't get to go back and see them is really too much for us to even consider pulling her out.

  2. Ashu Shamy:

    Making money is not all about working hard.If making making is all about working hard, my mother would have been a billionaire.

  3. Chuck Schumer:

    There are not reports that Iran has violated the agreement, you’re making it harder to go after Hezbollah. You’re making it harder to go after Iranian activities that are really dangerous. And you’re probably making it harder to come to a North Korea deal.

  4. Angela Valentine:

    I felt the burden of making the shift, making sure we’re making the right choices, but until we’re really comfortable with his learning environment, we’ll stay on this homeschool journey.

  5. Charles Mingu:

    Making the simple complicated is commonplace making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.

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