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deep frying

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

deep frying is the alternative form of deep-frying.

Meaning of deep-frying

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
    Synonyms:
    deep-fat-frying

Forms of deep frying

pluraldeep fryings

Questions about deep frying

What is deep frying the present participle and gerund of?
Deep frying is the present participle and gerund of deep fry.

Words near deep frying in the dictionary

  1. deep friers
  2. deep fries
  3. deep fry
  4. deep fryer
  5. deep fryers
  6. deep frying
  7. deep funk
  8. deep geological repositories
  9. deep geological repository
  10. deep histories
  11. deep history

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