Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fry
plural fryings
- 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).
2009 October 7, Julia Moskin, “Fried Chicken: A Migratory Bird”, in New York Times1 more example
There were signs of recent roastings and fryings, and Frank explained he’d been eating pretty well, making his way through frozen stocks from the shop.
2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with frying
Anagrams
Cite this entry
frying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frying
“frying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frying. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frying.
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