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cooking

[koo k-ing]

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.

Origin of cooking

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

Related formsself-cook·ing, adjective

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