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making much

making much is the present participle and gerund of make much.

Meaning of make much

Verb

make much (third-person singular simple present makes much, present participle making much, simple past and past participle made much)

  1. (usually) To emphasize, put much value on.
    • He always makes much of the fact that he is related to an earl.
  2. (usually) To give fond attention to; to cosset.
    • Usually, on such visits, the colonel made much of the dog. Today he merely glanced up abstractedly from his writing, at sight of Bruce's silken head at his side.2012, Albert Payson Terhune, Bruce, page 119
    Synonyms:
    coddle

Questions about making much

What is making much the present participle and gerund of?
Making much is the present participle and gerund of make much.

Words near making much in the dictionary

  1. making mincemeat of
  2. making mincemeat out of
  3. making mockery of
  4. making money
  5. making mouths
  6. making much
  7. making muffins
  8. making music
  9. making neither head nor tail of
  10. making news
  11. making nice

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