making

[ mey-king ]

/ ˈmeɪ kɪŋ /

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noun

the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.

structure; constitution; makeup.

the means or cause of success or advancement: to be the making of someone.

Usually makings. capacity or potential: He has the makings of a first-rate officer.

makings,

material of which something may be made: the makings for a tossed salad.
Older Slang. paper and tobacco with which to make a hand-rolled cigarette.

something made.

the quantity made: a making of butter.

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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.

Origin of making

before 1150; Middle English; Old English macung.See make¹, -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM making

self-making, adjective

Words nearby making

Makeyevka, Makhachkala, Makhlouf, maki, makimono, making, makings, Makiyivka, Makkah, makna, mako

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How to use making in a sentence

Pennsylvania’s run to the right, however, has been a long time in the making.
Why Pennsylvania Could Decide The 2020 Election|Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com)|September 15, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
The TV network groups have differed in how they handle this decision making, according to producers.
‘There wasn’t a huge shift’: TV upfront market did not undergo expected overhaul this year|Tim Peterson|September 9, 2020|Digiday
While some execs say that ad-hoc decision making happens during good times and bad in advertising, the need to do so has hit “unprecedented levels,” said Mastercard chief marketing and communications officer Raja Rajamannar.
‘We have the capability’: How the coronavirus crisis has accelerated advertising’s shift to agility|Kristina Monllos|September 7, 2020|Digiday
Cassie Kozyrkov is the chief decision scientist at Google, serving as an expert within the company in both data science and decision making, so when Quartz asked her for insights for our field guide on decision making, we cut to the chase.
The “career-making” question that will help you make better decisions|Walter Frick|September 6, 2020|Quartz

Here’s a guide to backcountry dessert baking and bread making.
The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Camp Cooking|AC Shilton|September 5, 2020|Outside Online
Everyone out there who says, “Charlie Hebdo provoked,” is making the same fundamental error.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As far as I can tell, this magazine spent as much time making fun of French politicians as it did of Muslims or Islam.
Harry Shearer on The Dangerous Business of Satire|Lloyd Grove|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The pulps brought new readers to serious fiction, making it less intimidating with alluring art and low prices.
How Pulp Fiction Saved Literature|Wendy Smith|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is not making the 228,000 residents of Irving, Texas feel very relaxed.
26 Earthquakes Later, Fracking’s Smoking Gun Is in Texas|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
First, they allow Paul to siphon off attention from whichever potential candidate is making news.
Rand Paul’s Passive-Aggressive Trolling Campaign|Olivia Nuzzi|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
She looked so sweet when she said it, standing and smiling there in the middle of the floor, the door-way making a frame for her.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Besides these, twenty thousand Indians are under the care of secular priests—making a total of two hundred and five thousand.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Robert Fitzgerald received a patent in England for making salt water fresh.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
So intelligent were her methods that she doubtless had great influence in making the memory of his art enduring.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement

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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