# caking

Pronunciation: say "KAY-king" /ˈkeɪkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of cake. — present participle and gerund of cake
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of cake. Use this form for something forming a hard, dry layer right now.
   - _Dried paint was caking around the rim of the can._
   - _Sweat and dust were caking on the workers' faces by noon._

## Noun

2. A layer or deposit formed from material that has hardened into a solid mass.
   - Simple: A hard, dry layer that forms when something wet or sticky dries out.
   - _A caking of salt had built up along the edge of the evaporation pond._
   - _Workers scraped the caking of dried clay from the machinery._

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