cooking

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkʊ.kɪŋ/

Noun

Singular cooking

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Cooking is the action of using heat to prepare food. The most common sources of heat are stoves, ovens, and microwaves, but cooking can also be done over a flame. Cooking can make food hot, change its texture, and kill bacteria that might be living in it. Some people see cooking as a chore, while others see it as an art.

   The school teaches the secrets of French cooking.

   He also grew up with his family's love of good cooking.

Verb

Plain form cook

Third-person singular cooks

Past tense cooked

Past participle cooked

Present participle cooking

1. The present participle of cook.

   An old woman was cooking food over an open fire.

   Cooking fish is easy if you know how to do it.

Related words

• cook
• cooker
• uncooked
• cookery