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making
[ mey-king ]
/ ˈmeɪ kɪŋ /
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noun
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Idioms about making
in the making, in the process of being made; developing or evolving; growing: Our space scientists see history in the making.
OTHER WORDS FROM making
self-making, adjectiveWords nearby making
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British Dictionary definitions for making
making
/ (ˈmeɪkɪŋ) /
noun
- the act of a person or thing that makes or the process of being made
- (in combination)watchmaking
be the making of to cause the success of
in the making in the process of becoming or being madea politician in the making
something made or the quantity of something made at one time
make-up; composition
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