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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Williams said his staff were baking about 400 Welsh cakes a day to keep up with diners' appetites.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
John Beeler, a 45-year-old American engineer, said he and his wife were baking in Paris.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
People were baking sourdough and running low on toilet paper.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2021
During the civil rights movement, people had secret kitchens and were baking to help pay for activism and different marches and rallies.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2020
While they were baking he looked at the clock again—his mother was due in less than half an hour and she was never late—and put two potatoes on a plate to bake in the microwave.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
