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Definition of baking noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

baking

noun
 
/ˈbeɪkɪŋ/
 
/ˈbeɪkɪŋ/
[uncountable]
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  1. the process of cooking using dry heat in an oven
    • I've always enjoyed baking.
    • a baking dish/tin
    • Arrange the mushrooms in a greased baking tray.
    • Home baking has suddenly become popular again.
    Topics Cooking and eatingb1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBaking is used before these nouns:
    • dish
    • flour
    • pan
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  2. bread, cakes, etc. that somebody has made
    • Try some of Ellie's delicious home baking.
    Topics Foodc1
See baking in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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