stir-fried; stir-frying; stir-fries
: to fry quickly over high heat in a lightly oiled pan (such as a wok) while stirring continuously
: to prepare food by stir-frying it
: a dish of something stir-fried
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
An employee washing a stir-fry wok at the three-compartment sink skipped the sanitation step.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Elyssa Goldberg, Bon Appétit, 16 Feb. 2023
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Verb
Lomo saltado, a uniquely Peruvian steak stir-fry, which traditionally comes with French fries, is plated with the fries hidden beneath tender meat and onions, soaking up all the flavorful drippings and making an accompanying portion of fluffy white rice seem nearly unnecessary.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
An employee washing a stir-fry wok at the three-compartment sink skipped the sanitation step.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
This noodle bowl can be a main dish or the supporting player to a vegetable stir-fry.
—Elyssa Goldberg, Bon Appétit, 16 Feb. 2023
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“Stir-fry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stir-fry. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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