cooking
Americannoun
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the act of a person or thing that cooks.
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the art or practice of preparing food; cookery.
adjective
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used in preparing foods.
All of my cooking utensils are packed, so I had to order pizza.
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suited for use in cooked food.
The Golden Delicious is our favorite cooking apple, especially for applesauce.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cooking
First recorded in 1635–45; cook 1 + -ing 1 for the noun senses; cook 1 + -ing 2 for the adjective senses
Example Sentences
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Vast expansions in electricity, telecommunications and production promised to connect the country and ease the tedious work of cooking, washing and cleaning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Adding grog improves the durability of a vessel and helps it tolerate the intense heat of firing and cooking.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Zhang has been trying to save by cooking more at home, or at least picking up his fast food rather than paying for delivery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Text messages between Martinson and his wife were also read to the court, in which she said at 09:26: "You must be cooking."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
But being teacher, she’d have to leave the cooking to Aunt Maud.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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