air-fry

verb

To cook with an air fryer.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person air-fries · participle present air-frying · participle past air-fried · past air-fried · alternative air fry

  1. transitiveTo cook with an air fryer.
  2. transitiveTo cook by circulating hot air.

Origin

Back-formation from air fryer.

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APA

air-fry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air-fry

MLA

“air-fry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air-fry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air-fry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air-fry.

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