cooking

[ kook-ing ]

/ ˈkʊk ɪŋ /

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noun

the act of a person or thing that cooks.

the art or practice of preparing food; cookery.

adjective

used in preparing foods: a cooking utensil.

fit to eat when cooked (distinguished from eating): cooking apples.

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Origin of cooking

First recorded in 1635–45; cook¹ + -ing¹, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM cooking

self-cooking, adjective

Words nearby cooking

cookie cutter, cookie jar, cookie press, cookies, cookie sheet, cooking, Cook Inlet, Cook Island Māori, Cook Islands, cookoff, cookout

How to use cooking in a sentence

The goal is for such companions to be able to move about nimbly and perform sophisticated tasks like cooking.
Facebook is training robot assistants to hear as well as see|Karen Hao|August 21, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Facebook says that event creators have been using the tool “to host expert talks, trivia events, podcast recordings, boxing matches, cooking classes, intimate meet-and-greets, fitness classes and more.”
Facebook launches free ‘paid online events’ for SMBs and others|Greg Sterling|August 14, 2020|Search Engine Land
The company is expanding with Issa’s Edible Adventures, a children’s cooking show focused on health, nutrition and culture, and Tiny Travelers, a product that Wolfe Pereira compares to the Lonely Planet travel guides, except for kids.
Your Kids Need a Dose of Bilingual Culture? He Can Help|Nick Fouriezos|August 9, 2020|Ozy
The prices of liquefied petroleum gas, which is used for cooking and engine fuel, have also been raised twice in two months.
Charted: Why your fuel bills in India are rising|Prathamesh Mulye|July 8, 2020|Quartz

He especially likes to apply his knowledge of physics and chemistry to home cooking.
Science isn’t just for scientists|Silke Schmidt|March 5, 2020|Science News For Students
And if people find themselves dissatisfied with how often they turn to fast food, Bacon says to try things like batch cooking.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Turn the heat down to 325°F and continue cooking until internal temperature reads 140°F on a thermometer.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Drain immediately and immerse the beans in ice water to stop the cooking.
The Barefoot Contessa’s Tasty Trip to Paris|Ina Garten|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There, she and other mothers can take ministry-sponsored courses, including on cooking and avoiding marital conflict.
Allah, Mom, and Baklava: Turkish President Uses Mothers and Kids as Political Pawns|Xanthe Ackerman|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She had a twice-weekly cooking show on the NCB affiliate, WDSU TV in 1949-50.
The Tragic History of Southern Food|Jason Berry|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The tea was all laid on tables in the garden, and the sausages were cooking over a fire made on the grounds.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
She thought the idol would consume them, for bachelor cooking was never intended for bachelor invalids.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Hicks was puttering around the fire, evidently cooking supper, and Gregory was moving the picket rope of his horse to fresh grass.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
As he walked back, he stopped to gather some green bamboos of medium size, for he knew they would be needed in cooking the dinner.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
"If slightly cut before cooking, potatoes slip out of their skins easily," says a home journal.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various