Baking

Quick meaning: Baking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of bake.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of bake.

More Meanings

1. That bakes.
2. (figuratively) Of a person, an object, or the weather: very hot; boiling, broiling, roasting.
3. An action in which something is baked.
4. The way in which something is baked.
5. (countable) The production of a batch of baked product.

Example Sentences

baking bread; baking clay

I’m baking—could you open the window?

I’m going to do some baking this afternoon.

The car was baking after having been parked in the sun the whole afternoon.

Word Forms

• bakings

Synonyms for baking

Depending on context, synonyms include hot, bake, bakery.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bakery, hot, boulangerie, fry, oven, cook.

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