baking

/ˈbeɪkɪŋ/
/ˈbeɪkɪŋ/
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Other forms: bakings

Definitions of baking
  1. noun
    cooking by dry heat in an oven
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    types:
    shirring
    baking shelled eggs
    type of:
    cookery, cooking, preparation
    the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
  2. noun
    making bread or cake or pastry etc.
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    type of:
    creating from raw materials
    the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it
  3. adjective
    as hot as if in an oven
    synonyms: baking hot
    hot
    used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
Pronunciation
US
/ˈbeɪkɪŋ/
UK
/ˈbeɪkɪŋ/
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