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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.To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.
- 2.To prepare (unspecified) food for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.
- 3.To be cooked.
- 4.To be uncomfortably hot.
- 5.To execute by electric chair.
noun
- 1.The process of preparing food by using heat.
- 2.An instance of preparing food by using heat.
- 3.The result of preparing food by using heat.
adjective
- 1.In progress, happening.
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