# making
## English
### Alternative forms

* makeing (obsolete)
* makin, makkin (Wearside, Durham, dialectal)
* makin', mekin (pronunciation spelling)
* myekin (Geordie, dialectal)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪkɪŋ
* Hyphenation: mak‧ing

### Etymology 1

From Middle English making, from Old English macung (“making”), equivalent to make +‎ -ing. Cognate with Dutch making (“making”), Old High German machunga.

#### Noun

making (countable and uncountable, plural makings)
* The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
* Process of growth or development.
    As a child, he didn’t seem like a genius in the making.

##### Derived terms

* artmaking
* automaking
* babymaking
* badgemaking
* bagmaking
* barrelmaking
* basketmaking
* beadmaking
* bedmaking
* beermaking
* bellmaking
* beltmaking
* blanketmaking
* blockmaking
* boatmaking
* boilermaking
* boltmaking
* bombmaking
* bookmaking
* bootmaking
* bottlemaking
* bowlmaking
* bowmaking
* boxmaking
* breadmaking
* brickmaking
* bronzemaking
* broommaking
* brushmaking, brush-making
* bucketmaking
* bulletmaking
* buttonmaking
* cabinetmaking
* cabinet making
* cakemaking
* candlemaking
* candymaking
* capmaking
* cardmaking
* carmaking
* carpetmaking
* carriagemaking
* cartmaking
* casemaking
* chainmaking
* chairmaking
* changemaking
* cheesemaking
* chipmaking
* cidermaking
* cigarmaking
* cloakmaking
* clockmaking
* clogmaking
* clothesmaking
* clothmaking
* coachmaking
* codemaking
* coffee making
* coffeemaking
* coffinmaking
* coinmaking
* collarmaking
* colormaking
* combmaking
* cordmaking
* coremaking
* corsetmaking
* couchmaking
* coupmaking
* cradlemaking
* craftmaking
* cratemaking
* crazymaking
* cringemaking
* cringe-making
* cupmaking
* dancemaking
* dealmaking
* deathmaking
* decision making
* decision-making
* demomaking
* difference-making
* dishmaking
* dollmaking
* doormaking
* doughmaking
* dressmaking
* drinkmaking
* edgemaking
* epochmaking
* epoch-making
* facemaking
* fanmaking
* feltmaking
* fictionmaking
* filemaking
* film making
* filmmaking
* firemaking
* flagmaking
* friendmaking
* game-making
* gardenmaking
* garmentmaking
* glassmaking
* globemaking
* glovemaking
* gluemaking
* gownmaking
* grantmaking
* gunmaking
* hatmaking
* haymaking
* hedgemaking
* history-making
* hitmaking
* holidaymaking
* homemaking
* home-making
* honeymaking
* hookmaking
* hot-making
* housemaking
* icemaking
* inkmaking
* in the making
* ironmaking
* kiltmaking
* kingmaking
* kitemaking
* knifemaking
* lacemaking
* lampmaking
* leathermaking
* lensmaking
* listmaking
* lockmaking
* loss-making
* love-making
* love making
* lovemaking
* lunchmaking
* lustmaking
* lutemaking
* making-iron
* making of
* making-of
* mantuamaking
* mapmaking
* mark-making
* matchmaking
* match-making
* matmaking
* mediamaking
* merry-making
* merrymaking
* metalmaking
* mischiefmaking
* modelmaking
* moneymaking
* money-making
* moviemaking
* musicmaking
* mythmaking
* nail-making
* needlemaking
* nestmaking
* netmaking
* newsmaking
* noisemaking
* oddsmaking
* of one's making
* of one's own making
* opinionmaking
* pacemaking
* pain-making
* paintmaking
* papermaking
* pastrymaking
* patternmaking
* peacemaking
* pencilmaking
* penmaking
* phrasemaking
* picking quarrels and making trouble
* piemaking
* pinmaking
* placemaking
* platemaking
* playmaking
* policy-making, policymaking
* potmaking
* pouchmaking
* pricemaking
* printmaking
* profitmaking
* pursemaking
* quiltmaking
* racemaking
* rainmaking
* ratemaking
* razormaking
* rimmaking
* ringmaking
* roadmaking
* robemaking
* ropemaking
* rugmaking
* rulemaking
* sackmaking
* safemaking
* sailmaking
* saltmaking
* saucemaking
* sausagemaking
* sausage-making
* sausage making
* sawmaking
* sensemaking
* shirtmaking
* shoemaking
* shotmaking
* shovelmaking
* slavemaking
* slave-making ant
* sleevemaking
* snowmaking
* soapmaking
* songmaking
* sparmaking
* spearmaking
* spectaclemaking
* speechmaking
* spellmaking
* spoonmaking
* springmaking
* spurmaking
* starmaking
* steelmaking
* steel-making
* stencilmaking
* stoolmaking
* stovemaking
* sugarmaking
* suitmaking
* sweetmaking
* swordmaking
* tablemaking
* taffymaking
* tallowmaking
* tankmaking
* tapemaking
* tapermaker
* tasselmaking
* tastemaking
* teamaking
* tentmaking
* theatremaking
* thimblemaking
* threadmaking
* tiemaking
* tilemaking
* toolmaking
* topmaking
* torchmaking
* toymaking
* trapmaking
* treatymaking
* troublemaking
* truckmaking
* trunkmaking
* truthmaking
* tubemaking
* tubmaking
* twinemaking
* vasemaking
* veilmaking
* versemaking
* videomaking
* violinmaking
* violmaking
* vowmaking
* wagonmaking
* waremaking
* watchmaking
* waxmaking
* waymaking
* wealthmaking
* weaponmaking
* weathermaking
* wellmaking
* wheelmaking
* whipmaking
* wickmaking
* wigmaking
* willmaking
* windowmaking
* winemaking
* wiremaking
* wordmaking
* worldmaking
* wreathmaking

##### Related terms

* maker

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From make +‎ -ing.

#### Verb

making
* present participle and gerund of make
** 1981, Earliest Usenet use via Google Groups - fa.human-nets, 10 May 1981 09:16-EDT, Robert Elton Maas
    Soon (30 years?) we'll be making complete DNA and life in reverse, growing food that only reversed creatures cn eat.

### Anagrams

* Kingma