noun
making
MAY-kihng
noun
1
The act or process of creating, building, or producing something.
"The making of the bridge took nearly five years."
"There is real skill in the making of a good loaf of bread."
2
A stage of development or growth, especially in the phrase "in the making."
"This scandal has been years in the making."
How to Use Making
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe process of building or producing something, or how something came to be.
Common pairings
in the making
the making of
a disaster in the making
Word Forms
makings plural
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Etymology
From Old English macung, the noun form of "make" plus the ending "-ing."