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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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The results showed that microwave frying led to quicker moisture loss, reduced cooking times, and lower oil uptake overall.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Darling is one of a handful of companies turning animal fats, cooking oil, and food waste into diesel, jet fuel, fertilizer, and feedstock.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

As cooking continues, that water evaporates, creating empty spaces that allow oil to be drawn in through negative pressure.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

I started cooking at home when I was about 13 or 14.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I was licking the last of the yellow rectangles when the balding ogre stepped into the cooking room.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.