- present participle of make.
making
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His anecdotes are punctuated with nervous laughter, although he's better at making eye contact than when we first met in the Killers' heyday.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Asked about defending Taiwan, she rambled about making sure “we are moving in all of our economic research and our global positions to avoid any such confrontation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Melanoma has what is called a high tumor mutational burden, or TMB, which means it has many mutations inside the DNA, making it a strong target for this type of treatment.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
You took all of this in and wondered what Andrew Cavenagh must have been making of it in America.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“I took your advice about making my priorities priorities again, and told my dad what my plans were. It didn’t go very well.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
From a distance, the movie has the makings of a classic.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
"We realised we had a drummer and a few different players. Once we started meeting regularly, we realised we had the makings of a band."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
“We perhaps have the makings of a deal here,” Bessent said from the White House, noting both sides have been swapping proposals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
It’s hardly the makings of a global depression, but it will surely deliver more persistent pain than markets are currently pricing in.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Together, we cobbled together some sandwich makings and found a dusty picnic basket in the hallway utility closet.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
