cooking

[kook-ing]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that cooks.

2. the art or practice of preparing food; cookery.

adjective

1. used in preparing foods.

   All of my cooking utensils are packed, so I had to order pizza.

2. suited for use in cooked food.

   The Golden Delicious is our favorite cooking apple, especially for applesauce.

Other Word Forms

• self-cooking adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cooking¹

First recorded in 1635–45; cook ¹ + -ing ¹ for the noun senses; cook ¹ + -ing ² for the adjective senses

Example Sentences

Archaeologists have recovered thousands of clay-fired cooking balls and materials brought from faraway regions, such as quartz crystal from Arkansas, soapstone from the Atlanta area, and copper ornaments originating near the Great Lakes.

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And if they do, well, maybe someone else could do the cooking for once.

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"We are mostly confined to cooking just three types of meals in a week: rice, pasta and lentils," Mr Matar says.

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"I feel like something's cooking out there, but I'm waiting," she adds.

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Farris said throwing a football on the grass and cooking food in an open space was the part of the game-day experience that his kids looked forward to most when they were younger.

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