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to makin'

to makin'

139 9.0
To make something in informal speech
  • verb
  • /ˈmeɪkɪn/
  • Informal
: haciendo
  • He was makin' a lot of noise in the garage with his friends.

Examples

  • We spent the afternoon makin' decorations for the party.

  • What are you makin' for lunch?

  • They're makin' a big dinner for the whole family tonight.

  • I'm makin' dinner for my family tonight.

  • We spent the afternoon makin' decorations for the party.

  • I'm makin' dinner for my family tonight.

  • What are you makin' for lunch?

Surface Forms

makin' infinitive
makin' present participle

Morphology

makin' = making (transparent) = make + ing

Colloquial orthographic variant of 'making' where the final 'g' is omitted; the morphological structure 'make' + '-ing' and meaning are preserved.

Etymology

Makin' is an informal spelling of making, made from the verb make plus the ending -ing, and it shows how speakers often drop the final 'g' in casual speech. So makin' simply means 'creating' or 'producing' something, but in relaxed, spoken English.