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making N no pl

making
making
to be in the making
to be the making of sb

policy-making N no pl

decision-making process N

I . make <made, made> [meɪk] VB trans

2. make (cause):

3. make (cause to be):

5. make (force):

III . make [meɪk] N (brand)

make for VB trans insep

1. make for (head for):

2. make for (help to promote):

I . make out VB intr

1. make out inf (succeed, cope):

2. make out inf (kiss passionately):

II . make out VB trans

1. make out inf (pretend):

2. make out (discern):

3. make out (write out):

I . make up VB trans

1. make up (invent):

2. make up (compensate):

3. make up (decide):

II . make up VB intr

Usage examples with making

to be in the making
to be the making of sb

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The freezing squeezes the heat out of the droplets, making the thundercloud draftier.
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The women are proficient in pottery and the making of abacha varieties - food items deriving from cooked cassava tubers shredded to sizes and types.
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The primary basis for eligibility was later changed to age, making the tournament open only to wrestlers who are 25 years old or younger.
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Any new source of supply might also reduce speculators buying in the hope of making a quick profit.
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The windmill has continued to work through all of its life, making it unique.
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This method of locomotion is extremely slow, but is also almost noiseless and very hard to detect, making it the mode of choice for many species when stalking prey.
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So, even when they're both making exactly the same tone, there's still something completely different going on under the hood.
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Other recognized bakeries started making the bread and added new ingredients.
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However, beginning in the 1960s, some manufacturers began making more expensive, compact high fidelity speakers.
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Managers could simply total the variable costs for a product and use this as a rough guide for decision-making processes.
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