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cooking

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʊkɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkʊkɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kŏŏk′ing)

Collocations for "cooking"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cooking" in context.

cook

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

[dinner] is cooking
what's cooking?
[leave, allow] (it) to cook
[can't, know how to] cook
cook [well, poorly, skillfully]
cook a [meal, dish, steak]
cook [dinner, lunch]
cook for [her, your date]
cook [in the kitchen, at home]
cook (it) on the [stove, grill]
cook (it) in the [oven, microwave]
cook over [a fire, an open flame]
cook at [200 degrees] for [one hour]
cook over a [medium, high] heat
cook in [butter, oil, garlic]
cook up some [beans, chicken, stew]
cooked to perfection
cooked [medium, well, rare, thoroughly]
cooked [slowly, throughout the day]
cooked by [steaming, frying, roasting]
cook up [an idea, a scheme, a plan]
informal: they're cooking something up
slang: cook the [expenses, books, figures]

is a very [talented, good, poor, experienced] cook
is a [celebrity, TV] cook
works as a cook [at, in]
is employed as a cook [at]
the restaurant is [hiring, looking for] a new cook
wants to [be, become] a cook
[learn, study] to be a cook
kiss the cook
don't insult the cook
my [mother, husband] is the best cook (I know)!
too many cooks spoil the broth

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'cooking' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

butterfly - cook - smell - advice - apple - book - class - dinner - dish - duty - fish - food - joy - kitchen - tip - spoon - show - set - pan - oil - meat - busy - convenient - French - German - helpful - important - coconut - starter - charcoal - compliment - contest - filter - Lebanon - mastery - mum - rack - recipe - rice - sage - sirloin - snap - ace - alternative - apron - bacon - barbecue - gadget - ham - pot

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Collocations for "cooking"

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