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deep-frying

deep-frying is the present participle and gerund of deep-fry.

Meaning of deep-fry

Verb

deep-fry (third-person singular simple present deep-fries, present participle deep-frying, simple past and past participle deep-fried)

  1. (transitive) To cook (food) by deep-frying.
  2. (Internet, transitive) To alter a photograph using filters and image compression to make it appear strangely colored for a humorous effect.
    • That meme is deep-fried, which is what makes it so funny.

See all 3 meanings of deep-fry

Noun

deep-frying (usually uncountable, plural deep-fryings)

  1. (usually) A method of cooking by immersion in hot oil.
    • Notice, too, that Crisco is being strained back into its can—ready for many other deep-fryings.1933 October, Better Homes & Gardens, volume 12, number 2, page 25
    • Andrikopoulos et al. (2002) determined total phenols during successive pan-fryings and deep-fryings of virgin olive oil under conditions applied in domestic cooking.2006, Dimitrios Boskou, “Culinary Applications”, in Dimitrios Boskou, editor, Olive Oil: Chemistry and Technology, 2nd edition, Champaign, Ill.: AOCS Press, →ISBN, page 246
    Synonyms:
    deep-fat-frying

Synonyms of deep-frying

  • deep-fat-frying

Forms of deep-frying

Verb
alternative formdeep frying
alternative formdeepfrying
Noun
pluraldeep-fryings

Questions about deep-frying

What does deep-frying mean?
Deep-frying means a method of cooking by immersion in hot oil.
What is deep-frying the present participle and gerund of?
Deep-frying is the present participle and gerund of deep-fry.
What part of speech is deep-frying?
Deep-frying is a noun.
What is the plural of deep-frying?
The plural of deep-frying is deep-fryings.

Words near deep-frying in the dictionary

  1. deep-friers
  2. deep-fries
  3. deep-froze
  4. deep-frozen
  5. deep-fry
  6. deep-frying
  7. deep-grounded
  8. deep-laid
  9. deep-level
  10. deep-lying
  11. deep-lying midfielders

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