cooking

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (US, Received Pronunciation, Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈkɵkɪŋ/ (some Northern England, especially Northumbria) IPA(key): /ˈkuːkɪŋ/ (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈkʉkɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ʊkɪŋ === Noun === cooking (countable and uncountable, plural cookings) (uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat. (countable, rare) An instance of preparing food by using heat. The result of preparing food by using heat. (uncountable) One's ability to prepare food; cookery. (uncountable) The style or genre of food preparation. (uncountable) The cheapest available beer for sale in a public house. Hyponyms: cooking bitter, cooking lager ==== Synonyms ==== (skill or style of food preparation): See culinary art ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: クッキング (kukkingu) ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === cooking (not comparable) Designed or suitable for culinary purposes. (informal) In progress, happening. (of an alcoholic drink) Cheap; better suited for use in recipes than drinking. === Verb === cooking present participle and gerund of cook === References === “cooking”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.