[U] ~ (of sth) (often in compounds) the act or process of making or producing sth:
strategic decision making * film-making * dressmaking * tea and coffee making facilities * the making of social policy
seealsoHAYMAKING, NON-PROFIT
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be the making of sb to make sb become a better or more successful person:
University was the making of Joe.
have the makings of sth to have the qualities that are necessary to become sth:
Her first novel has all the makings of a classic. * He has the makings of a first-rate lawyer.
in the making in the process of becoming sth or of being made:
This model was two years in the making. * These events are history in the making.
of your own making (of a problem, difficulty, etc.) created by you rather than by sb/sth else
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for making is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is making a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, making is tagged as noun.
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