making
the act that results in something coming to be
How often you will meet it
Rank 398 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 50,078 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.024% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the act that results in something coming to be also: devising, fashioning the devising of plansthe fashioning of pots and pans
- an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something also: qualification her qualifications for the job are excellentone of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree
- (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake
making in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But my desire was as vain as my folly in making.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Emily Fox-Seton, however, was far from making any professions of grandeur.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Discuss color schemes, costuming, property making, lighting and scenic effects with your actors.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Lady Angela was making something in a clip, Ray was undoing a gold-foiled bottle.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1