Making
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Making is a noun meaning The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
Meaning
The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
More Meanings
- Process of growth or development.
- present participle and gerund of make
Example Sentences
As a child, he didn’t seem like a genius in the making.
1981, Earliest Usenet use via Google Groups - fa.human-nets, 10 May 1981 09:16-EDT, Robert Elton Maas Soon (30 years?) we'll be making complete DNA and life in reverse, growing food that only reversed creatures cn eat.
Word Forms
- makings
- makeing
- makin
- makkin
Synonyms for making
Depending on context, synonyms include devising, fashioning.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fashioning, devising, maker, fabrication, production, shaping.
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