cooking
/ˈkʊkɪŋ/
noun
Common
1.n.the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
“cooking can be a great art”
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cooking and cooling differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. cooking means “the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat”. cooling means “the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature”. cooking is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈkʊkɪŋ/
1.n.the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
“cooking can be a great art”
/ˈkulɪŋ/
1.n.the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
2.n.a mechanism for keeping something cool
“the cooling was overhead fans”
| cooking | cooling | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ | /ˈkulɪŋ/ |
| Said | KUUK-ing | KOO-ling |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 7 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 1 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | cookery, preparation | chilling, temperature reduction |
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