Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)That bakes.
baking bread; baking clay; baking dish
(figuratively, not comparable)Of a person, an object, or the weather: very hot; boiling, broiling, roasting.
I’m baking—could you open the window?
The car was baking after having been parked in the sun the whole afternoon.
- as hot as if in an oven
Examples
185 sentencesI'm baking a pie.
Я пеку пиріг. — deniko
ruЯ пеку пирог. — marafon
deIch backe einen Kuchen. — list
I'm baking bread.
Я печу хліб. — deniko
ruЯ пеку хлеб. — odexed
deIch backe Brot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary is baking a cake.
Мері робить торт. — deniko
ruМаша печёт торт. — Selena777
deMaria bäckt einen Kuchen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is baking cookies, isn't he?
I'm baking a cake for Tom.
Origin
From Middle English bakynge; equivalent to bake + -ing.From Middle English bakynge; equivalent to bake + -ing.
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