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cooking

[kook-ing] / ˈkʊk ɪŋ /
NOUN
food preparation
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ADJECTIVE
going on
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This approach could also shorten cooking times, making it appealing for large-scale food production.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

On Thursday, Bangladesh hiked prices of liquefied petroleum gas used for cooking and compressed natural gas used in some cars by 29 percent.

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

Even Nana’s delicious, supposedly Pakistani cooking took on a new meaning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Most nights the delicious smells of Mrs. Grasso’s cooking wafted under their door.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis