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caking

SayKAY-king/ˈkeɪkɪŋ/

Noun pluralcakings

2 meanings of caking

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of cake. Use this form for something forming a hard, dry layer right now.

    Mud was caking on her boots after the long walk home.

    The damp flour kept caking inside the jar.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A hard, dry layer that forms when something wet or sticky dries out.

    Like the hard crust that forms on top of dried mud.

    A thick caking of mud covered the bottom of the boots.

    The pan had a caking of burnt sugar at the bottom.

    Similarcrust, layer, deposit, coating, encrustation

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caking is a form of cake

cake, verb: To dry into a hard layer, or to cover something with a hard dry layer. Full entry

Forms
cakecakes he/she/itcaking -ing formcaked past tense, past participle
Spelling
cake → caking: drop the e, add -ing

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