cooking
verb/ˈkʊkɪŋ/
Frequency rank: #2,241 most common English word
Meaning
The activity of preparing food by heating it.
Example sentence
She enjoys spending her weekends in the kitchen, especially when she's cooking new recipes.
Synonyms & related words
- preparing
- making
- baking
- heating
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