Frying

//ˈfɹaɪ.ɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of the verb fry.

    "Mr. Pemoulie said the chefs tried various types of flour, multiple fryings, turning the batter into foam, and adding vodka to it (that idea stuck)."

  2. 2
    cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of fry form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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bakingboilingboilingbrewingbroilcatering

Example

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"Out of the frying pan and into the fire."

Related phrases

deep fryingdeep-fryingfrying panfrying steak

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