deep-fry

verb

ˈdēp-ˈfrī 

deep-fried; deep-frying; deep-fries

transitive verb

: to cook in deep fat

Examples of deep-fry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By 2022, the Suhoor Festival drew crowds of more than 55,000 per day to stop at over 50 vendors selling photo-worthy ice cream nachos and bites of potatoes deep-fried into crispy corkscrews. — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Broil, bake, or grill fish and meat instead of deep-frying them. — Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 18 Aug. 2026

For the next 8 days, the Wisconsin State Fair will tempt the hungry, curious and brave with a bevy of things on sticks, loaded with cheese, drenched with dairy and deep-fried for better or worse. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The indulgent dish featured frozen butter dipped in honey-cinnamon batter, deep-fried and topped with a powdered sugar glaze. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

deep-fry

verb

ˈdēp-ˈfrī

: to cook in deep fat