cooking

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From cook +‎ -ing. The noun and adjective follow from the verb.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

cooking (not comparable)

Positive
cooking

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. (informal) In progress, happening.
    The project took a few days to gain momentum, but by the end of the week, things were really cooking.

[edit] Noun

Singular
cooking

Plural
uncountable

cooking (uncountable)

  1. The process of preparing food by using heat
  2. The style or genre of food preparation; cookery

[edit] Translations

the process of preparing food by using heat
the style or genre of food preparation; cookery
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[edit] Verb

cooking

  1. Present participle of cook.
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