Definitions for Making
ˈmeɪ kɪŋmak·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. makingnoun

   Process of growth or development.

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

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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

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How to pronounce Making?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

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   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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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. Yanzhong Huang:

   All those strategies they used to entice people to get their vaccine... may not work in this next stage of vaccination efforts, making it mandatory may be the only workable solution to the problem.

2. Mark Stevens:

   I hope that Mr. Kyle Lowry and others impacted by this lapse in judgment understand that the behavior I demonstrated last night does not reflect the person I am or have been throughout my life, i made a mistake and Im truly sorry. I need to be better and look forward to making it right.

3. Bryden Teich:

   But at the same time today oil's down like 3.5 percent, so some of the large cap oils are dragging down or at least making the index flat.

4. Dan Mullen:

   Yeah, I think you see him really settling down and understand, i thought he did a great job making his reads, managing the offense, getting us in the right checks, getting us into the right plays. You know, decision-making was pretty good in the pass game. And obviously, scrambling — I mean, look at it, what did he have, 15 carries? That’s probably a little much, but I think a bunch of ’em were scrambles, too, and him improvising. I don’t know if we called many direct quarterback runs in the game tonight.

5. Rick Wilson:

   If you are a member of the President Donald Trump administration right now... and you don't take action on what are obviously illegal and dangerous things that President Donald Trump is doing, then when you go out to get a seat on a corporate board, people are going to remember that, we are going to be very diligent about making sure actions have consequences.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Making
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Making
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Making
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Making