I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of baken
1. : the action or process of baking
2. : a quantity baked at or within a given time : batch
served … wild turkey and deer and a week's baking of mince and apple pies — Marjory S. Douglas
II. adjective
1. : designed for or used in baking
a baking utensil
an essential baking ingredient
2. : marked by intense dry heat : scorching
the arid baking sands of the desert
• baking·ly adverb