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
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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
It's not just the state of California and its governor that is making an announcement along these lines. It's governors all across this country, federal government, we need you. These cuts can be negated. They can be dismissed with your support.
Getting there and making the team is going to be the tough part, i just know that if I play well in the big events like I did this year, things will take care of itself.
Weve gone from, That guys offensive, Im never going to go see him again -- OK -- to I dont like that guy, Imgoing to call that comedy club, making sure henever comes there to work again. I think thats offensive.
To me the most important message to take from this study is that we need to think beyond the drug. People using opioids are people first and foremost, and have complex health and social needs, making sure people have access to essential medicines to treat HIV and hepatitis C ; encouraging smoking cessation through access to nicotine replacement therapies ; and ensuring access to nutritious food and safe shelter would all go towards reducing the death toll in this population.
We believe cooperatives are the best driver, it starts with ... GPS mapping the farmers, then making sure we can trace where (the cocoa) comes from and how we can prove it comes from there.
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