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• present participle of bake.

baking

American  

[bay-king] / ˈbeɪ kɪŋ /

noun

1. the activity or practice of cooking food using dry heat, especially in an oven.

   Baking can give cuts of poultry a crispy, browned exterior.

2. food cooked using dry heat, especially bread, pastry, cakes, etc..

   Nothing puts me into the Christmas spirit like the smells of holiday baking.

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adjective

1. extremely hot.

   It was unseasonably cold last week, but this week it's absolutely baking.

2. used in preparing food cooked with dry heat, especially bread, pastry, cakes, etc..

   I can't make cookies without a baking tray.

3. suited for use in pies, pastry, etc..

   Proper baking apples are needed for a good apple crumble.

baking British  

/ ˈbeɪkɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the process of cooking bread, cakes, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a baking dish

2. the bread, cakes, etc, cooked at one time

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adjective

1. (esp of weather) very hot and dry

Etymology

Origin of baking

First recorded in 1300–50; 1650–60 baking for def. 3; Middle English; bake ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun senses; bake ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses

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Example Sentences

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baking

Meet the team—and get their tips for baking like a pro.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Il Fornaio began as a baking school in Italy in the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

"I feel like as a Bengali, we don't really have a lot of cakes or baking in our cultural background," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

You could soften the onion first if you prefer, but I liked the little bit of bite it retained after baking.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

We had visitors coming for dinner and she was baking a chocolate cake.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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