Cooking — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun adjective verb /ˈku̇-kiŋ/

Meaning & Definition of Cooking

Cooking (noun)

  1. the act of preparing food for eating especially by heating, the act of cooking food
  2. a manner of preparing food, cuisine
  3. food that is cooked

Cooking (adjective)

  1. suitable or used for cooking

Cooking (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. the art or style of preparing food (as in a specified region)

    "a TV show that teaches viewers the basics of French cooking"

    similar: cookery, cuisine
    related: haute cuisine, gastronomy

Cooking (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

    "it turns out the pharmaceutical researcher had cooked her data"

    similar: bending, coloring, distorting, falsifying, fudging, garbling, misinterpreting, misrelating, misrepresenting, misstating, perverting, slanting, twisting, warping
    related: misdescribing, misspeaking, mistranslating, belying, camouflaging, disguising, dissembling, glossing (over), masking, veiling, whitewashing, bowdlerizing, censoring, complicating, confounding, confusing, mistaking, mixing (up), mystifying, obscuring, equivocating, fibbing, lying, paltering, prevaricating
    near: clarifying, clearing (up), explaining, illuminating, illustrating, interpreting, spelling out, deciphering

  2. to take place

    "wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house"

    similar: befalling, being, betiding, chancing, coming, coming about, coming down, coming off, doing, going down (slang), going on, happening, happing, occurring, passing, transpiring, coming to pass
    related: breaking, developing, rising, shaping (up), arising, coming up, cropping (up), materializing, springing (up), intervening, falling out, following, resulting, turning out, going off, proceeding

Related Entry: Cook (verb)

Cook is a different word from Cooking. The synonyms below are for cook, not for cooking.

  1. to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

    "it turns out the pharmaceutical researcher had cooked her data"

    similar: bend, color, distort, falsify, fudge, garble, misinterpret, misrelate, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, slant, twist, warp
    related: misdescribe, misspeak, mistranslate, belie, camouflage, disguise, dissemble, gloss (over), mask, veil, whitewash, bowdlerize, censor, complicate, confound, confuse, mistake, mix (up), mystify, obscure, equivocate, fib, lie, palter, prevaricate
    near: clarify, clear (up), explain, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, spell out, decipher

  2. to take place

    "wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house"

    similar: be, befall, betide, chance, come, come about, come down, come off, do, go down (slang), go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire, come to pass
    related: break, develop, rise, shape (up), arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up), intervene, fall out, follow, result, turn out, go off, proceed

Related Entry: Cook (up) (verb)

Cook (up) is a different word from Cooking. The synonyms below are for cook (up), not for cooking.

  1. to create or think of by clever use of the imagination

    "cooked up a scheme to get out of doing the dishes"

    similar: concoct, construct, contrive, devise, drum up, excogitate, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, think (up), trump up, vamp (up), come up with
    related: coin, design, hatch, produce, daydream, dream, fantasize, conceive, envisage, envision, imagine, picture, vision, visualize, ad-lib, extemporize, improvise
    near: clone, copy, copycat, duplicate, imitate, mimic, reduplicate, replicate, reproduce

Related Entry: Pressure-cooking (verb)

Pressure-cooking is a different word from Cooking. The synonyms below are for pressure-cooking, not for cooking.

  1. as in steaming, smothering

    similar: braising, fricasseeing, smothering, steaming, scalding, reboiling, boiling, coddling, parboiling, poaching, simmering, stewing

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Cooking

The most common words with a similar meaning to Cooking:

Slang: going down
cookery, cuisine, bending, coloring, distorting, falsifying, fudging, garbling, misinterpreting, misrelating, misrepresenting, misstating, perverting, slanting, twisting, warping, befalling, being, betiding, chancing, coming, coming about, coming down, coming off, doing, going on, happening, happing, occurring, passing, transpiring, coming to pass

Related Words for Cooking

haute cuisine, gastronomy, misdescribing, misspeaking, mistranslating, belying, camouflaging, disguising, dissembling, glossing (over), masking, veiling, whitewashing, bowdlerizing, censoring, complicating, confounding, confusing, mistaking, mixing (up), mystifying, obscuring, equivocating, fibbing, lying, paltering, prevaricating, breaking, developing, rising

Near Antonyms of Cooking

clarifying, clearing (up), explaining, illuminating, illustrating, interpreting, spelling out, deciphering

Origin & Etymology of Cooking

First known use: 1596

Vocabulary Lists & Topics for Cooking

Words & Phrases Containing Cooking

cooking spray, home cooking, be cooking

Frequently Asked Questions about Cooking

What does "Cooking" mean?

"Cooking" means the act of preparing food for eating especially by heating, the act of cooking food. As an a noun, an adjective and a verb, it is defined as: the act of preparing food for eating especially by heating, the act of cooking food. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Cooking"?

Other words for "Cooking" include cookery, cuisine, bending, coloring, distorting, falsifying, fudging and garbling. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Cooking" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Cooking"?

There are 76 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Cooking". Common alternatives include cookery, cuisine, bending, coloring, distorting, falsifying, fudging, garbling, misinterpreting and misrelating.

How do you use "Cooking" in a sentence?

Examples of "Cooking" in a sentence: "a TV show that teaches viewers the basics of French cooking"; "it turns out the pharmaceutical researcher had cooked her data"; "wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house".

Is "Cooking" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Cooking" can be used as a noun, an adjective and a verb, depending on the context.

Is "Cooking" useful for IELTS, TOEFL, and other English exams?

As an A1-level word, "Cooking" is typical of Cambridge A1 Movers (Young Learners), TOEIC Listening & Reading 120+.

How do you pronounce "Cooking"?

"Cooking" is pronounced /ˈku̇-kiŋ/.

What is the origin of the word "Cooking"?

First known use: 1596.