making

mak·ing  (mkng)

n.

1.

a. The act of one that makes.

b. The process of coming into being: trouble in the making.

2. The means of gaining success or realizing potential: That job will be the making of you.

3.

a. Something made.

b. The quantity made at one time.

4.

a. The abilities or qualities needed for development. Often used in the plural: She has the makings of a fine teacher.

b. The material or ingredients needed for making or doing something: all the makings for an apple pie.

5. makings Informal The paper and tobacco for rolling a cigarette.

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making

Noun

1. the act or process of producing something

2. be the making of to cause the success of

3. in the making in the process of becoming or being made

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	making - the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making" devising, fashioning production - the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells" cartography, mapmaking - the making of maps and charts film making, movie making, moviemaking - the production of movies
	2.	making - an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician" qualification fitness, fittingness - the quality of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position" eligibility - the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan" ineligibility - the quality or state of being ineligible
	3.	making - (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake" constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"

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making

noun 1. creation, production, manufacture, construction, assembly, forging, composition, fabrication

plural noun 2. beginnings, qualities, potential, stuff, basics, materials, capacity, ingredients, essence, capability, potentiality >> in the making budding, potential, up and coming, emergent, coming, growing, developing, promising, burgeoning, nascent, incipient

Translations

making [ˈmeɪkɪŋ] n (fig): in the making → en vías de formación;

to have the makings of [person] → tener madera de

making [ˈmeɪkɪŋ] n (fig);

in the making → en formation or gestation;

to have the makings of [+ actor, athlete] → avoir l'étoffe de

making [ˈmeɪkɪŋ] make n (fig);

in the making → im Entstehen;

to have the makings of make → das Zeug haben zu

making [ˈmeɪkɪŋ] n (fig): in the making → in formazione;

he has the makings of an actor → ha la stoffa dell'attore