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Cooking ˈkʊkɪŋ Food Traditional Noun Husband Book Indian

Word3 cooking
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
Example
  • my husband does all the cooking.
  • a book on indian cooking
  • we always use olive oil for cooking.
  • cooking is her passion.
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cooking

(noun)/ˈkʊkɪŋ/ /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
  1. the process of preparing food by heating it
    • My husband does all the cooking.
    • a book on Indian cooking
    • We always use olive oil for cooking.
    • Cooking is her passion.

    Extra Examples

    • I use yogurt a lot in cooking.
    • Stir the mixture to prevent the beans sticking to the bottom during cooking.
    • Who does most of the cooking in your house?
  2. food that has been prepared in a particular way
    • The restaurant offers traditional home cooking (= food similar to that cooked at home).
    • They serve good French cooking.

    Extra Examples

    • We enjoyed some of her gourmet cooking.
    • Her cooking is wonderful.
    • I miss my mother's good home cooking.
    • traditional English cooking
    • traditional southern cooking
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