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The correct spelling is making.
How to pronounce making
/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
nounIPA: /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
Say it like: Mak-ing
The correct spelling is making. The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction. For example: "As a child, he didn’t seem like a genius in the making."
Usage Examples
“As a child, he didn’t seem like a genius in the making.”
“He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.”
“One swallow does not a summer make.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
- 2.Process of growth or development.
verb
- 1.To create.
- 2.To behave, to act.
- 3.To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- 4.To constitute.
- 5.To add up to, have a sum of.
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