deep-fried; deep-frying; deep-fries

transitive verb

: to cook in deep fat

Examples of deep-fry in a Sentence

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These are pan-fried rather than deep-fried, so the crust stays tender. Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025 But most fast food versions are highly processed, deep-fried, and filled with questionable ingredients. Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025 They can be smoked or grilled and sometimes are wrapped in bacon or battered and deep-fried for extra crunch. Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025 To paraphrase Einstein, air can deep-fry about as well as a fish can climb a tree, but that doesn’t mean that air fryers aren’t worthwhile appliances in their own right. Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025 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 25 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

deep-fry

verb
ˈdēp-ˈfrī
: to cook in deep fat
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