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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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Cooking one more night a week could result in you having a bit more wiggle room in your “fun” budget.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Cook, a polyglot who can speak six languages, has also been well served by nominative determinism: She is the founder and CEO of the Cook School Cooking School.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Cooking has been shown to mitigate psychological distress and reduce stress levels.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

"She's very British and one of the lovely things about Bake Off is that it's a fantastic opportunity to see what Britain is," continues Smith, host of podcast Cooking the Books.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Cooking vastly increased the number of plants and animals we could eat.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan