What does Making mean?
Definitions for Making
ˈmeɪ kɪŋmak·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Making.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
makingnoun
(usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something
"the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake"
Wiktionary
makingnoun
Process of growth or development.
As a child he didn't seem like a genius in the making.
Webster Dictionary
Making
of Make
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
Makingnoun
composition, or structure
Makingnoun
a poem
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
Makingnoun
external appearance; from
Editors Contribution
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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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Making' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #325
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Making' in Written Corpus Frequency: #416
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Making' in Nouns Frequency: #2388
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Making in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Making in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Making in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
We were just playing, having fun, i’ve been making Facebook Live videos for years. They’re meant to be lighthearted.
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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