making

mak-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The process of making or producing something.

  2. 2.

    **(makings)** The qualities needed for something.

  3. 3.

    **(makings)** The materials needed for making something.

  4. 4.

    Present participle of "make": creating or producing.

Forms

plural: makings

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    in the making — In the process of developing.
  • •
    of one's own making — Caused by oneself.
  • •
    the making of someone — What leads to someone's success.
  • •
    be the making of — Be the factor that makes someone successful.
  • •
    have the makings of — Have the potential to become.

Related words

Antonyms: demolishing, destroying
See also: creation, made, make, makes, production
Synonyms: building, creating, manufacturing, producing

Etymology

From Old English macian ("to make") + -ing (noun/gerund suffix). The noun use developed from the verbal noun form.