cooking spray

noun

: an aerosol that contains vegetable oil for spraying on cookware to prevent food from sticking

Examples of cooking spray in a Sentence

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Lightly coat a 13x9-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2025 Transfer to a large bowl coated with cooking spray. Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 26 May 2025 Spray a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray. 5. Randy Graham, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025 Coat an 8 1/2- x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with cooking spray; line a large rimmed baking sheet using aluminum foil. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cooking spray

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cooking spray was in 1971

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“Cooking spray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooking%20spray. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

cooking spray

noun
: an aerosol that contains vegetable oil and that is sprayed on cookware (as frying pans) to prevent food from sticking
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