bake
verb (used with object)
to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
were baking
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past progressiveof bake.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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John Beeler, a 45-year-old American engineer, said he and his wife were baking in Paris.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
While many of us were baking banana bread, Pete took up the "impossible" challenge.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2023
Last year, my mum and I managed 250 mince pies for a church coffee morning, and I'd guestimate that my Aunty Christine and my mother-in-law Sheana were baking at a similar rate.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2021
In the kitchen, Buckingham’s college-age daughter LeeLee and her boyfriend were baking Australian meringues.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2021
A big kettle of cabbage and meat was boiling on the stove; a big pan of beans and a johnny-cake were baking in the oven.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
