[mak.ing] n [ME, fr. OE macung, fr. macian to make] (12c) 1: the act or process of forming, causing, doing, or coming into being "spots problems in the ~"
2: a process or means of advancement or success
3: something made; esp: a quantity produced at one time: batch
4. a: potentiality--often used in pl. "had the ~s of a great artist" b pl: the material from which something is to be made; esp: paper and tobacco for rolling cigarettes by hand