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baking

baking

2.1
Very hot, like the heat inside an oven
  • adjective
  • /ˈbeɪkɪŋ/
  • UK
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  • After walking for hours in the baking sun, they finally found some shade.

Examples

  • It's baking hot today!

  • The baking air in the small office made it hard to concentrate.

  • It was a baking afternoon, with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius.

  • I'm baking in this heat!

  • After walking for hours in the baking sun, they finally found some shade.

  • It was a baking afternoon, with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius.

  • The baking air in the small office made it hard to concentrate.

Synonyms

hot
vsbaking
∞ 1.0

Having a high temperature and able to burn your skin

is specifically very ovenlike and uncomfortably intense rather than general warmth
overheated
vsbaking
11 4.1

Too hot or intense in a way that causes danger and discomfort

is about very high uncomfortable heat without safety implication
red-hot
vsbaking
6 4.1

So warm it glows red

means very hot but without the glowing visual detail
sizzling
vsbaking
3 3.4

Very hot and making a hissing sound

describes plain extreme heat without the sharp hissing imagery
torrid
vsbaking
2 7.7

Very hot and dry, often uncomfortable for people

is uncomfortable heat but does not stress dryness
baking hot
vsbaking
  • UK
1 3.4

Feels very hot, like you are inside an oven

has identical meaning but is the base descriptive form
sweltering
vsbaking
1 4.8

Weather that is very hot and humid makes you sweat and feel uncomfortable

describes hotness without the added humid discomfort
ovenlike
vsbaking
4.4

Feels very hot and stuffy, like the inside of an oven

is less comparative and focuses on plain enclosed heat
furnace-like
vsbaking
4.5

Extremely hot, like the inside of an oven

is similar but describes everyday extreme heat rather than furnace intensity
scalding
vsbaking
3.7

Very hot and able to burn skin

means very hot but focuses on discomfort rather than burn risk
blistery
vsbaking
5.8

Very hot and likely to burn the skin

describes uncomfortably high heat without implying skin damage
scorching
vsbaking
3.7

Very hot so you want to find shade and drink water

is uncomfortable heat but not necessarily causing parching or burning
hot as Hades
vsbaking
  • Informal
8.4

Very hot, with high temperature or strong spice

is literal uncomfortable ovenlike heat rather than just an emphatic phrase
to burnin'
vsbaking
  • UK
9.0

Giving a hot, stinging feeling in the mouth or on the skin

is about ambient ovenlike heat, not a burning sensation or spice

Antonyms

cool
608 1.0

A fairly low temperature that feels pleasant

cold
131 1.0

The feeling of low temperature on your body

Compounds

baking soda
  • US
29 1.2

A white powder used in baking, cleaning, and to ease heartburn

baking powder
15 1.0

A white powder used in cooking to make dough or batter rise

baking tray
  • UK
1 2.3

A flat metal pan used in an oven to bake food like cookies

baking chocolate
1 1.8

Chocolate with no sugar used to make cakes, icings, and candies

baking hot
  • UK
1 3.4

Feels very hot, like you are inside an oven

electric baking pan
4.1

A pan that plugs in and cooks food by baking or grilling

baking form
2.6

A pan that holds batter or dough while it bakes

baking mold
  • US
2.5

A container like a pan that shapes and holds dough or batter while it bakes

baking-powder biscuit
  • US
2.6

A small fluffy bread that uses baking powder and people often eat for breakfast or as a side

How Hot

searing
4.1
scorching
3.7
baking
  • UK
2.1
hot
∞ 1.0
warm
∞ 1.0
cool
608 1.0

Surface Forms

baking positive

Morphology

baking = bake (semi-transparent) = bake + ing

The word 'baking' is derived from 'bake' with the suffix '-ing', but the metaphorical extension to mean 'very hot' is not directly derivable from the base word.

Etymology

Baking comes from the verb bake, which means 'to cook in an oven'. People call very hot weather 'baking' because the sun feels like an oven 'cooking' you, so a 'baking' day is extremely hot.