Definitions

cooking

[kook-ing] / ˈkʊk ɪŋ /

NOUN

food preparation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cookery cuisine culinary art culinary science

STRONG

gastronomy

ADJECTIVE

being prepared with heat

Synonyms

STRONG

baking boiling broiling browning frying grilling heating roasting simmering sizzling steaming steeping stewing toasting

ADJECTIVE

going on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afoot happening under way

ADJECTIVE

going strong

Synonyms

STRONG

in full swing on a roll progressing roaring thriving

Example Sentences

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“You may find there’s more to cooking than you think.”

From Literature

There was just something calming about watching chefs in action, and this network had perfected Zen cooking.

From Salon

“If anyone was cooking the books, I would be one of the first persons shouting,” he said Monday.

From MarketWatch

“There were unfounded statements about cooking the books, which were not true,” Wiatrowski said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The price of cooking oil has doubled in recent weeks, while meat and poultry prices rose by half.

From Barron's