cooking
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cooking
- /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ Australia, UK, US
- /ˈkɵkɪŋ/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈkuːkɪŋ/
- /ˈkʉkɪŋ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
Rhymes with -ʊkɪŋ
Where it comes from
From cook + -ing. The noun and adjective follow from the verb. The use of the word cooking to describe cheap bitter was popularized by the title character of the BBC sitcom Oh No, It’s Selwyn Froggitt (1974-1978). It refers to cooking sherry, a kind of sherry used in cooking but not suitable for drinking on its own.
noun cookings
- The process of preparing food by using heat. The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […]
- An instance of preparing food by using heat. In the tiny kitchen a dozen men and a boy tried to hush their breathing, and sweltered. For it was very hot, and the pent-up odor of past cookings was stifling to men used to the open
- One's ability to prepare food; cookery. My cooking isn't very good. I don't have any idea how to prepare a good meal.
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The style or genre of food preparation.
What you've produced is a perfect example of authentic Chinese cooking.
Similar: culinary art
- The cheapest available beer for sale in a public house. ‘Pint of bitter, please,” said Reggie. ‘Pint of cooking,” said the landlord.
adjective
- Designed or suitable for culinary purposes. I filled the cooking pot with water, and poured some cooking sherry into the skillet.
- In progress, happening. The project took a few days to gain momentum, but by the end of the week, things were really cooking.
- Cheap; better suited for use in recipes than drinking. Bone a shoulder of mutton and lay in the following pickle for 24 hours, viz.:…half pint of cooking claret…and long peppers.
verb
- present participle and gerund of cook
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cookery, cuisine, culinary art, frying, fry, culinary, oven, chef, bake, kitchen, baked, boiled, baking, meal, lunch, dinner
Translations
Every language
noun 1. the process of preparing food by using heat
| Español | cocinado, cocción, cocimiento, cocedura, cochura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요리 yori |
| 日本語 | 料理 ryōri, クッキング kukkingu |
| 中文 | 烹調 /烹调 pēngtiáo, 烹飪 /烹饪 pēngrèn |
| हिन्दी | पकाना pakānā |
| Kiswahili | mapishi, upishi |
| Português | cozinha, cozimento |
| Français | cuisine |
| Deutsch | Kochen |
| Italiano | cucina |
| Ελληνικά | μαγειρική mageirikí |
| Русский | гото́вка gotóvka, кулинари́я kulinaríja, стряпня́ strjapnjá |
| العربية | طَبْخ ṭabḵ |
| עברית | בִּשּׁוּל bishúl |
noun 3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine
| Kiswahili | mapishi, upishi |
|---|---|
| Português | cozinha, culinária |
| Français | art culinaire |
| Deutsch | Küche, Kochkunst |
| Ελληνικά | μαγειρική mageirikí |
| Русский | ку́хня kúxnja, кулинари́я kulinaríja |
| עברית | בישול \ בִּשּׁוּל bishúl |
Talk about this word "cooking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cooking. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cooking. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cooking "cooking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cooking.Cite this
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title = {cooking},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cooking},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
