1
: the act or process of forming, causing, doing, or coming into being
spots problems in the making
2
: a process or means of advancement or success
3
: something made
especially
: a quantity produced at one time : batch
4
a
: potentiality
—often used in plural
had the makings of a great artist
b
makings
ˈmā-kənz 
ˈmā-kiŋz
plural
: the material from which something is to be made
especially \
usually ˈmā-kənz
\
: paper and tobacco for rolling cigarettes by hand
Examples of making in a Sentence
methods used in the making of wine
she has all the makings of an excellent leader, but she needs some experience first
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The larger works in this astounding show are some of the most intricately obsessive in 20th-century art, and their making may have endangered Johnson’s eyes, hands and, possibly, his brain.
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Roberta Smith, New York Times, 30 May 2024
The gallery hosts a variety of weekly classes that include painting, pottery, resin and jewelry making; and unique workshops like a cigar box purse making class, to painting lobster buoys.
—Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
That included grant money from the Arts & Science Council, which was also used to create the album and a short documentary film on its making.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
Over two decades later, his experience affected his making of The Strangers.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
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Roberta Smith, New York Times, 30 May 2024
The gallery hosts a variety of weekly classes that include painting, pottery, resin and jewelry making; and unique workshops like a cigar box purse making class, to painting lobster buoys.
—Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
That included grant money from the Arts & Science Council, which was also used to create the album and a short documentary film on its making.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
Over two decades later, his experience affected his making of The Strangers.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for making
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“Making.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/making. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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