cake
noun
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
caking
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present participleof cake.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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"It was just a horrible feeling to walk in the middle of nowhere," she said with sand caking her clothes, adding that she feared for her unborn baby after her ordeal in the desert.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2023
The rain and fish goo caking my shoes has already begun to harden.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 17, 2023
It’s figurative, embedded in the characters and the storyline, but also literal, with dirt and rot caking everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
The small green creatures, less than an inch long, are caking patio furniture with silk and even getting inside people’s homes.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
Mud flats near the banks, caking to dry clay, smelled of death.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
