mak·ing (m??k?ng)n.1. a. The act of one that makes: the making of a cake; the making of excuses.b. The process of coming into being: trouble in the making.2. The means of gaining success or realizing potential: That job will be the making of you.3. Something that is made, especially a quantity made at one time.4. often makings The abilities or qualities needed for development: You have the makings of a fine teacher.5. makingsa. The material or ingredients needed for making something: all the makings for an apple pie.b. Informal The paper and tobacco for rolling a cigarette.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.making (?me?k??) n1. a. the act of a person or thing that makes or the process of being madeb. (in combination): watchmaking. 2. be the making of to cause the success of3. in the making in the process of becoming or being made: a politician in the making. 4. something made or the quantity of something made at one time5. make-up; compositionCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014mak?ing (?me? k??) n. 1. the act of a person or thing that makes. 2. structure; constitution; makeup. 3. the means or cause of success or advancement: His first job at the factory was the making of him. 4. Usu., makings. capacity; potential: He has the makings of a first-rate officer. 5. makings, material of which something may be made. 6. something made. 7. a quantity made; batch. [before 1150] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.