bake
verb (used with object)
to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
are baking
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present progressiveof bake.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Inside, mud bricks are baking at 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Companies are baking quicker inflation and higher interest rates into forecasts.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Now, they are baking as much as they can ahead of Friday’s opening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
That has struck a chord during a summer when the state and other areas of the U.S. are baking under historically high temperatures.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
Examples are baking powder biscuit with meat stew or fricasseed chicken and corn bread with bacon and eggs or ham.
From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam
