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cooking

Syllabification: (cook·ing)
Pronunciation: /ˈko͝okiNG/
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Definition of cooking

noun

  • the practice or skill of preparing food by combining, mixing, and heating ingredients:she first became interested in cooking at the age of 17
  • food that has been prepared in a particular way:authentic Italian cooking
  • [as modifier] suitable for or used in cooking:cooking oil

cooking in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of cooking in the British & World English dictionary