Making and Running

Making

Making noun - The act that results in something coming to be.

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Running and making are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Running" instead the word "Making" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: make, maker

Running noun - The act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something.

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Making and running are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Making" instead the word "Running" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: run, runner

human	human making	human running
good	good making	good running
high	high making	high running
normal	normal making	normal running
Other adjectives: complete, proper, simple, small, actual, constant, bad, famous, unique, early, frequent, general, extra, random, last, comic.

An episode of Tiny Toon Adventures had a similar joke to Darkwing's literal running gag, only with a clown (making it even more literal).

Source: Running Gag / Western Animation
It turns out Twilight was wrong and they needed to find the Crystal Heart instead of making one, resulting in Cadance's power running out.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S3 E1 "The Crystal Empire Part 1"
Dagwood in Blondie: Always making his decuple-decker sandwiches, always running into the mailman on his hurried way out the door.

Source: Running Gag / Comics

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