making

[mey-king]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that makes.

   The making of a violin requires great skill.

2. structure; constitution; makeup.

3. the means or cause of success or advancement.

   to be the making of someone.

4. Usually makings. capacity or potential.

   He has the makings of a first-rate officer.

5. makings,

   1. material of which something may be made: make.

      the makings for a tossed salad.

   2. Older Slang.,  paper and tobacco with which to make a hand-rolled cigarette.

6. something made.

7. the quantity made.

   a making of butter.

making

/ ˈmeɪkɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the act of a person or thing that makes or the process of being made

   2. ( in combination )

      watchmaking

2. to cause the success of

3. in the process of becoming or being made

   a politician in the making

4. something made or the quantity of something made at one time

5. make-up; composition

Other Word Forms

• self-making adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of making¹

First recorded before 1150; Middle English; Old English macung; make ¹ + -ing ¹

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. in the making, in the process of being made; developing or evolving; growing.

   Our space scientists see history in the making.

Example Sentences

“Just making sure you do everything you need to do, to make sure that you can get back out here, or to be able to say, ‘No, I can’t.’

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Whatever they think, the 39 scientists are part of a machine now defending its own activity and privilege, in one of biggest boondoggles in the history of policy making.

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The independence of podcasters requires constant communication with their audience, making the medium a powerful form of citizen engagement in the political process.

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Salesforce, a platform that helps businesses manage customer data and track sales, is also making other commitments to San Francisco as the competition to dominate AI heats up.

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It’s a rare feat that an artist has such a pull, only recently repeated by that of Oasis, whose draw was more than a decade in the making.

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