cooking

American  

[kook-ing] / ˈkʊk ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that cooks.

2. the art or practice of preparing food; cookery.

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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

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

As in many buildings, the water in Bakhtar’s apartment doesn’t work when the power is out, making cooking, showering or laundry impossible.

From The Wall Street Journal

But frequent visits would be needed to Scourie for washing, shopping and supplies of bottled gas which is used as fuel for cooking and heating.

From BBC

Meanwhile, assistance with “hands-off” tasks such as cooking, cleaning and running errands had an annual median cost of $75,504, the survey found.

From MarketWatch

Moskow also notes that younger consumers are cooking more—a shift McCormick has captured through targeted marketing and disciplined pricing that makes it harder for private labels to compete.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not a manifesto, not a rigid curriculum — just 26 tiny habits, discoveries and delights that accumulate into a richer cooking life.

From Salon

Related Words

• cookery
• cuisine
• culinary art
• culinary science