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. Credit Suisse analyst Christian Buss:

   With these stores making up less than 5 percent of GPS's owned fleet, we feel like more attention should be focused on rationalization in North America where the company owns 2,600-plus stores.

2. Francis Collins:

   I think the term is terrible because it's scaring people and making it sound as if the vaccines don't work. Let me say very clearly : The vaccines are incredibly effective in preventing hospitalizations, severe cases -- over 90 %. So, let's not let the language get in the way of that.

3. Van Deusen:

   I think that the important thing to remember is that were looking at the trends here. So were seeing those cases track up, track down,over time and thats really informing our decision making.

4. Rick Saccone:

   We were just playing, having fun, i’ve been making Facebook Live videos for years. They’re meant to be lighthearted.

5. Sydney Smith:

   A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.

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