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- [in stressed th ee mey-king]
- /ɪn stressed ði ˈmeɪ kɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in stressed th ee mey-king]
- /ɪn stressed ði ˈmeɪ kɪŋ/
Definitions of in the making words
- noun in the making the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill. 1
- noun in the making structure; constitution; makeup. 1
- noun in the making the means or cause of success or advancement: to be the making of someone. 1
- noun in the making Usually, makings. capacity or potential: He has the makings of a first-rate officer. 1
- noun in the making makings. material of which something may be made: the makings for a tossed salad. Older Slang. paper and tobacco with which to make a hand-rolled cigarette. 1
- noun in the making something made. 1
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Origin of in the making
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English; Old English macung. See make1, -ing1
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Parts of speech for In the making
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
in the making popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
in the making usage trend in Literature
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adj in the making
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- unadorned — to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
- undeveloped — not developed.
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- amateurish — If you describe something as amateurish, you think that it is not skilfully made or done.
Antonyms for in the making
adj in the making
- completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- finished — ended or completed.
- polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- refined — having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
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