making
Syllables: mak·ing/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
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Northumbria/ˈmɛkɪn/
making noun: the act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction. Also the present participle and gerund of make.
Noun
making (countable and uncountable, plural makings)
- The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
- during the making of the movie
- Process of growth or development.
- As a child, he didn’t seem like a genius in the making.
- Something that causes somebody's success or progress
- a book that was the making of his career
Also used as
making is also the present participle and gerund of make.
making meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Malayalam
making in Hindi
- act — see also workmanship, construction
- सृजन sŕjan
making in Marathi
- बनवत आहे
making in Telugu
- తయారు చేయడం, తయారుచేస్తున్నారు
making in Malayalam
- ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു, ഉണ്ടാക്കൽ
More languagesFewer languages
- making in Kannada
- ಮಾಡುವಿಕೆ
- making in Sanskrit
- कृति kṛti
Examples of making in a sentence
- We are having a difficult time making head against this wind.
- He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession.
- In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
Forms of making
| plural | makings |
|---|---|
| alternative pronunciation-spelling | makin' |
| alternative pronunciation-spelling | mekin |
| alternative form (obsolete) | makeing |
| alternative Durham Wearside (dialectal) | makin |
| alternative Durham Wearside (dialectal) | makkin |
| alternative Geordie (dialectal) | myekin |
Origin of making
From Middle English making, from Old English macung (“making”), equivalent to make + -ing. Cognate with dated Dutch making (“making”), Old High German machunga.
From make + -ing.
Words formed from making
- artmaking
- automaking
- babymaking
- badgemaking
- bagmaking
- barrelmaking
- basketmaking
- beadmaking
- bedmaking
- beermaking
- bellmaking
- beltmaking
- blanketmaking
- blockmaking
- boatmaking
- boilermaking
- boltmaking
- bombmaking
- bookmaking
- bootmaking
- bottlemaking
- bowlmaking
- bowmaking
- boxmaking
- breadmaking
- brickmaking
- bronzemaking
- broommaking
- brushmaking
- brush-making
- bucketmaking
- bulletmaking
- buttonmaking
- cabinetmaking
- cabinet making
- cakemaking
- candlemaking
- candymaking
- capmaking
- cardmaking
- carmaking
- carpetmaking
- carriagemaking
- cartmaking
- casemaking
- chainmaking
- chairmaking
- changemaking
- cheesemaking
- chipmaking
- cidermaking
- cigarmaking
- cloakmaking
- clockmaking
- clogmaking
- clothesmaking
- clothmaking
- coachmaking
- codemaking
- coffee making
Phrases with making
- making do
- making it
- making of
- making up
- making for
- making hay
- making off
- making ofs
- making one
- making out
- making use
- making way
186 more phrasesFewer phrases
- film making
- love making
- making away
- making bank
- making bold
- making book
- making down
- making eyes
- making good
- making into
- making land
- making love
- making much
- making news
- making nice
- making over
- making room
- making sure
- making tick
- making time
- making with
- making wudu
- making a leg
- making a lip
- making after
- making as if
- making faces
- making haste
- making it so
- making known
- making merry
- making money
- making music
- making noise
- making peace
- making right
- making sense
- making shift
- making terms
- making up to
- making water
- making waves
- making whole
- in the making
- making a case
- making a dent
- making a face
- making a grab
- making a mark
- making a move
- making a pass
- making a pile
- making a play
- making a time
- making amends
- making fun of
- making garden
- making ground
- making happen
- making it big
- making mouths
- making out of
- making tracks
- making a go of
- making a light
- making a point
- making a scene
- making a stand
- making against
- making believe
- making certain
- making friends
- making game of
- making good on
- making headway
- making history
- making it rain
- making mention
- making muffins
- making no odds
- making pretend
- making shit of
- making strange
- making streaks
- making strides
- making the bed
- making the cut
- making vintage
- making whoopee
- sausage making
- decision making
- making a living
- making a splash
- making an offer
- making biscuits
- making flexible
- making friendly
- making it count
- making it up to
- making landfall
- making light of
- making off with
- making out with
- making sport of
- making the news
- making trial of
- of one's making
- making a fist of
- making a fool of
- making a fortune
- making a hash of
- making a joke of
- making a killing
- making a meal of
- making a mistake
- making an ass of
- making an effort
- making an errand
- making away with
- making ends meet
- making free with
- making good time
- making it snappy
- making little of
- making one's bed
- making one's bow
- making one's own
- making one's way
- making the grade
- making time with
- making a case for
- making a decision
- making a habit of
- making a long arm
- making it so that
- making mention of
- making mockery of
- making one's exit
- making one's hand
- making one's mark
- making shit shake
- making some noise
- making the deasil
- making the passes
- making the rounds
- making a career of
- making a cat laugh
- making a monkey of
- making a statement
- making an entrance
- making interesting
- making like a tree
- making one's bones
- making the best of
- making the fur fly
- making the running
- making the weather
- meddling or making
- making a difference
- making a mockery of
- making a run for it
- making an exception
- making common cause
- making contact with
- making conversation
- making fair weather
- making fetch happen
- making hard work of
- making haste slowly
- making head against
- making mincemeat of
- making no secret of
- making one's number
- making one's toilet
- making something of
- making the case for
- making the dust fly
- meddling and making
- meddling nor making
- of one's own making
- making a clean break
- making a dash for it
- making a fool out of
- making a meal out of
- making a night of it
- making an appearance
Words that rhyme with making
Questions about making
- What does making mean?
- Making means the act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
- What is making in Hindi?
- Making in Hindi is सृजन (sŕjan). See Making meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is making?
- Making is a noun.
- How do you pronounce making?
- Making is pronounced /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of making?
- The plural of making is makings.
Words near making in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: making (page history and authors); making (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); making (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); making (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); making (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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