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baking.

That bakes.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/
  1. That bakes.

    not-comparable
    baking bread; baking clay; baking dish
  2. Of a person, an object, or the weather: very hot; boiling, broiling, roasting.

    figuratively · not-comparable
    I’m baking—could you open the window?
    The car was baking after having been parked in the sun the whole afternoon.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bakynge; equivalent to bake + -ing.

noun/ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/
  1. An action in which something is baked.

    uncountable · usually
    I’m going to do some baking this afternoon.
  2. The way in which something is baked.

    uncountable · usually
  3. The production of a batch of baked product.

    countable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bakynge; equivalent to bake + -ing.

verb/ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/
  1. present participle and gerund of bake.

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bakynge; equivalent to bake + -ing.

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