making

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
2. (countable, uncountable) Process of growth or development.

Verb

present participle and gerund of make

make

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Synonyms

manufacture

production

doing

creation

forming

producing

manufacturing

preparation

formation

performing

fabrication

building

manifacture

make

fashioning

construction

🚧

creating

structure

devising

doer

sewing

dressmaking

qualification

causing

tailoring

milling

oeuvre

origin

output

outturn

poesy

poetic

poetry

precondition

premise

premiss

produce

requirement

requisite

spreading

stuff

substance

success

switching on

turning

turning into

working

working out

work off

house fixture

Translations

fattura

aanmaak

vervaardiging

Herstellung

fabricación

fabricage

fabricatie

fabrication

lavorazione

fabricação

gedoe

farad

formazione

Anfertigung

confección

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: making

Inherited from Old English: macung

Cognate with Dutch: making

Cognate with Old High German: machunga

In summary

From Middle English making, from Old English macung (“making”), equivalent to make + -ing. Cognate with dated Dutch making (“making”), Old High German machunga.

Sentences

No digital equipment was involved in the making .

We are making breakthroughs .

I wish you could see him making squibs .

Today I’m making the Internet more inclusive .

The snake fought frantically , making hissing sounds that shattered the silence of the desert .