Synonyms

cooking

American

[kook-ing] / ˈkʊk ɪŋ /

noun

the act of a person or thing that cooks.
the art or practice of preparing food; cookery.

adjective

used in preparing foods.

All of my cooking utensils are packed, so I had to order pizza.
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

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“Since their passion is cooking and food, and my passion is reading, we always wanted to do something that would incorporate both of those things,” says Alexis.

From Los Angeles Times

His love of cooking never left him though.

From Barron's

Kish wrote in an Instagram post lamenting about the general struggle of eating and cooking while on the show.

From Salon

Romeo, 23, tried to follow his father into football and modelling, while Brooklyn, 26, has had stabs at careers in photography and cooking.

From BBC

Across the country, chefs are abandoning the Sisyphean task of running high-end big city restaurants and returning to why—and what—they started cooking.

From The Wall Street Journal

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