making out

mak·ing out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mey-king out]
- /ˈmeɪ kɪŋ aʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mey-king out]
- /ˈmeɪ kɪŋ aʊt/

Definitions of making out words

verb with object making out to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 1
verb with object making out to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring about: to make trouble; to make war. 1
verb with object making out to cause to be or become; render: to make someone happy. 1
verb with object making out to appoint or name: The president made her his special envoy. 1
verb with object making out to put in the proper condition or state, as for use; fix; prepare: to make a bed; to make dinner. 1
verb with object making out to bring into a certain form: to make bricks out of clay. 1

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Origin of making out

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English maken, Old English macian; cognate with Low German, Dutch maken, German machen

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Parts of speech for Making out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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making out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".

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Synonyms for making out

noun making out

foreplay — sexual stimulation of one's partner, usually as a prelude to sexual intercourse.
kissing — to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc.: He kissed his son on the cheek.
necking — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
canoodling — Present participle of canoodle.

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