baking
/ˈbeɪkɪŋ/
noun
- The activity or process of cooking food using dry heat in an oven.
- Baking is one of my favorite hobbies, especially on rainy weekends.
- She took a class on bread baking to learn how to make sourdough.
- The smell of baking filled the whole house.
- A large amount of something that is baked at one time; a batch.
- Her first baking of the day was a dozen cinnamon rolls.
- This recipe makes enough for two bakings of muffins.
- We made a big baking of cookies for the school fundraiser.
adjective
- Used for or suitable for baking.
- Pour the batter into a greased baking dish.
- She lined the baking pan with parchment paper.
- You'll need a baking sheet to put the cookies on.
- Very hot, as if being baked.
- The desert heat was baking, even in the early morning.
- It was a baking hot afternoon with no breeze.
- The baking sun made everyone seek shade.