# making

Pronunciation: say "MAY-king" /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of make. — present participle and gerund of make
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of make. Use this form for an action happening right now.
   - _He spent the morning making repairs to the old fence._
   - _The committee is making steady progress on the new policy._

## Noun

2. The act of forming, causing, or producing something; the workmanship or manner in which something is constructed.
   - Simple: The work of building or putting something together, and how well it is done.
   - _The making of the cathedral spanned three generations of craftsmen._
   - _The fine making of the violin gives it a warm, rich tone._
3. The process of growth or development by which something gradually comes into being.
   - Simple: The process by which something grows or develops over time.
   - _Years of patient practice mark the making of a skilled musician._
   - _Historians watched the making of a new nation unfold over the decade._

## Origin

**Meanings 2–3** — From Middle English "making," from Old English "macung" ("making"), equivalent to "make" plus "-ing." It is related to the dated Dutch "making" and Old High German "machunga."
**Meaning 1** — Formed from the verb "make" plus the suffix "-ing."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/making (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).