Definitions
Cooking - as a noun
The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
Example: "Cooking can be a great art"
Cooking - as a verb
To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.
Example: "I'm cooking bangers and mash."
To prepare (unspecified) food for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.
Example: "He's in the kitchen, cooking."
To be cooked.
Example: "The dinner is cooking on the stove."
To be uncomfortably hot.
Example: "Look at that poor dog shut up in that car on a day like today - it must be cooking in there."
To execute by electric chair.
To hold onto (a grenade) briefly after igniting the fuse, so that it explodes almost immediately after being thrown.
To concoct or prepare.
To tamper with or alter; to cook up.
To play or improvise in an inspired and rhythmically exciting way. (from 1930s jive talk.)
Example: "Crank up the coltrane and start cooking!"
To play music vigorously.
Example: "On the wagner piece, the orchestra was cooking!"
To make the noise of the cuckoo.
To throw.
Cooking - as an adjective
In progress, happening.
Example: "The project took a few days to gain momentum, but by the end of the week, things were really cooking."
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Word Game Points
COOKING has a SCRABBLE points total of 14.
COOKING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 17.
COOKING has a WORDFEUD points total of 16.
