deep-fried; deep-frying; deep-fries

transitive verb

: to cook in deep fat

Examples of deep-fry in a Sentence

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Yakgwa is a type of traditional Korean cookie made by mixing wheat flour with honey, sesame oil, ginger juice and a bit of rice wine and then pressing the dough mixture into a mold and deep-frying it. Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 The dish is cooked up by Chicken Charlie’s and made with fresh mango slices dipped in pancake batter, deep-fried, and topped with chamoy and Tajín, served with a slice of lime. Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 1 June 2026 This series is really deep-frying America. Time, 27 May 2026 Plant life may manifest at your table scorched, deep-fried, pickled, smoked, stuffed, smashed or otherwise pushed to extremes. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for deep-fry

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of deep-fry was in 1898

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“Deep-fry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep-fry. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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deep-fry

verb
ˈdēp-ˈfrī
: to cook in deep fat
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