making

/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
adjective
  1. Causing something to happen or become; contributing to a result.
    • The new policy is making life easier for everyone.
    • The storm was making trouble for all the ships at sea.
    • His quick thinking was making a big difference in the rescue effort.
noun
  1. The process of creating or producing something.
    • The making of the new bridge required thousands of tons of steel.
    • The making of a good movie takes months of hard work.
    • She learned the art of bread making from her grandmother.
  2. The qualities or ingredients needed for something to develop into something else (often in phrases like 'the making of').
    • That difficult experience was the making of him as a leader.
    • Her early training was the making of her career.
    • Hard work and patience are the making of a great artist.
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