making

noun
mak·ing
/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.

Other meanings

Process of growth or development.
“As a child, he didn’t seem like a genius in the making.”

Example sentences

“We have ways of making you talk.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“That sounds like a lawsuit in the making.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I hope to be making some money soon.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "macung".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “making” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.