bake
verb (used with object)
to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
is baking
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present progressiveof bake (3rd person singular).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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“The level Corning’s stock is at today is baking in everything going right, and nothing going wrong,” says William Kerwin, a senior equity analyst at Morningstar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
The market is baking in some level of user churn in 2026, Cost and Nowak said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Greece is baking in a heatwave and many of the men were in vests or stripped to the waist.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
Make the topping while cheesecake is baking: Beat cream until fluffy then add sour cream, sugar and Grand Marnier/brandy/cognac.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
“Cecilia is baking for you and your sisters. You have become her special pets.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
