crafting

verb

present participle of craft
as in preparing
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form spent hours crafting the perfect letter of recommendation for her prize student

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of crafting In 1963, Leiber started her own handbag company in New York City, crafting bags with Swarovski crystals that resembled everything from a rotary phone to a frog. — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026 Peppiatt’s great-grandmother, the first in the lineage to professionalize crafting, was a lacemaker specializing in women’s gloves, and Peppiatt’s grandmother taught her artisanal embroidery skills. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 Carpenter's husband, the late Jake Burton Carpenter, founded the company in 1977, crafting snowboards in a workshop in his barn in Vermont. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 The stairwell, swathed in Howe at 36 Bourne Street’s Cypress Paper in Cocoa, creates a welcoming entry into a downstairs playroom, which features a crafting nook that’s painted in Benjamin Moore’s Flint (AF-560). — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2026 The questions districts should be asking when crafting their guidelines should focus on how AI can play a role in learning outcomes, said Chris Agnew, director of the Generative AI for Education Hub at Stanford University. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Your brows are a key feature when crafting a minimal makeup look. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026 Diamond Art Diamond art has gained popularity in the crafting community recently for its relaxing, repetitive tasks and professional-looking results. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026 Democrats aren’t crafting the kind of bold-faced messaging that excites take-writers this year. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crafting
  1. preparing
  2. composing
  3. drafting
  4. writing
Verb
  • There was nothing fluky about the victory Western Michigan was preparing to celebrate.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But behind the crisp white tablecloths, strict dress code and expensive steak dinners was a kitchen full of immigrant workers washing dishes, preparing food and keeping the restaurant running.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of preparing
Verb
  • His throw to Jordan Allen was the best yet, with a scramble to get away from a horde of defenders, then composing himself and finding Allen in the middle of the field for a 23-yard gain, giving the Jackets first-and-goal.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Salesforce also unveiled Claudeforce , which allows salespeople to use Anthropic's Claude to tap customer data stored in Salesforce and perform tasks such as composing emails and updating records.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of composing
Verb
  • In the 2021 season, one year after drafting Joe Burrow, the Cincinnati Bengals found themselves in the franchise’s third Super Bowl.
    — Takashi Williams, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That includes everything from shooting off an email to drafting a presentation to vibe coding custom apps.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of drafting
Verb
  • Jokes aside, Eisenberg flexes a new skill in writing several quality and quirky original songs.
    — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The obvious solution, Bell said, is for consumers to stop writing checks.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of writing

Browse Nearby Words

craftiness
crafting
crafts
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Crafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crafting. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of patina

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Words from the 'Odyssey'

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
anagrams on a chalk board
Word Builder Quiz Vol. 2 Pick the letter that when added to a word will ma...
See All