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- [beyk]
- /beɪk/
- /beɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beyk]
- /beɪk/
Definitions of baking word
- adjective baking You can use baking to describe weather or a place that is very hot indeed. 3
- adjective baking Baking is also an adverb. 3
- noun baking the process of cooking bread, cakes, etc 3
- noun baking (as modifier) 3
- noun baking the bread, cakes, etc, cooked at one time 3
- adjective baking (esp of weather) very hot and dry 3
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Origin of baking
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English baken, Old English bacan, past participle bōc baked; cognate with Old High German bahhan, past buoh, Old Norse baka; akin to Dutch bakken, German backen, Greek phṓgein to roast; < IE alternating base *bheHog-, bhəg-
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Parts of speech for Baking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
baking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
baking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for baking
adj baking
- blistering — Blistering heat is very great heat.
- red-hot — red with heat; very hot.
- scorching — burning; very hot.
- searing — to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
- sizzling — to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
adjective baking
- blazing — Blazing sun or blazing hot weather is very hot.
noun baking
- heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
Antonyms for baking
adj baking
- freezing — (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
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