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cooking

The correct spelling is cooking.

How to pronounce cooking

verb

IPA: /ˈkʊ.kɪŋ/

Say it like: Coo-kin-g

The correct spelling is cooking. To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients. For example: "I'm cooking bangers and mash."

Usage Examples

I'm cooking bangers and mash.

He's in the kitchen, cooking.

The dinner is cooking on the stove.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.
  2. 2.To prepare (unspecified) food for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.
  3. 3.To be cooked.
  4. 4.To be uncomfortably hot.
  5. 5.To execute by electric chair.

noun

  1. 1.The process of preparing food by using heat.
  2. 2.An instance of preparing food by using heat.
  3. 3.The result of preparing food by using heat.

adjective

  1. 1.In progress, happening.

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