deep-fried; deep-frying; deep-fries

transitive verb

: to cook in deep fat

Examples of deep-fry in a Sentence

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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 Not deep-fried or marketed alongside the latest trend — who knows whether that sausage was brushed in tallow or if the cooks avoided seed oils for the flavorful vinaigrette on those tomatoes, those kaleidoscopic tomatoes. Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Once mixed, the ingredients are combined with baking powder, shaped into balls or patties and traditionally deep-fried in oil. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025 Served on white bread and garnished with grated parmesan and lemon, the dish boasts two pieces of catfish that have been deep-fried and hand-baked in seasoned cornmeal. Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 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 17 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

deep-fry

verb
ˈdēp-ˈfrī
: to cook in deep fat
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