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baking up

baking up is the present participle and gerund of bake up.

Meaning of bake up

Verb

bake up (third-person singular simple present bakes up, present participle baking up, simple past and past participle baked up)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To prepare by baking.
    • [W]e can celebrate Valentine’s Day in good chocolatoholic style, baking up a veritable chocolate storm with chocolate dessert recipes.1983 January 26, Cathy Mauk, “Chocolate desserts to melt your Valentine’s heart”, in The Forum, volume 105, number 71, Fargo, N.D., →ISSN, →OCLC, page B-4, column 1

Questions about baking up

What is baking up the present participle and gerund of?
Baking up is the present participle and gerund of bake up.

Words near baking up in the dictionary

  1. baking stones
  2. baking tin
  3. baking tins
  4. baking tray
  5. baking trays
  6. baking up
  7. baking-powder
  8. baking-tray
  9. baking-trays
  10. bakingly
  11. bakings

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