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

She said she’s been cooking since she was 17, studying it in her homeland.

From Los Angeles Times

After the initial investigation the BBC went back to one of the hotels and heard staff were now going door-to-door searching for makeshift cooking equipment.

From BBC

"It is time to just show the people what we were cooking up," Rihanna told reporters.

From BBC

"She was chocolate-mad. She liked cooking, tried all sort of things. She had a love of birds as well," Ms Hall added.

From BBC

“Someone is cooking ... again,” chef and fan Gordon Ramsay commented on one post, adding a winking emoji to capture his excitement.

From Los Angeles Times

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