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Added 9 October 2026

baking

/ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about baking at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Making bread or cake or pastry etc.
Cooking by dry heat in an oven.

adjective

As hot as if in an oven.

Origin

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

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