fry
verb (used with object)
to cook in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.
are frying
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present progressiveof fry.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Inevitably, my teenagers are frying eggs and making food a couple of hours later," says Vicki.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
There are frying pans, bits of a microwave, parts of a television.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2021
Migrants say they are coming to the United States because droughts are frying Central American harvests, they can’t pay their bills, and gangs are recruiting children.”
From Washington Post ● May 29, 2019
Migrants say they are coming to the United States because droughts are frying Central American harvests, they can’t pay their bills, and gangs are recruiting children.
From Washington Post ● May 28, 2019
Mami is delayed in the kitchen, where she and Chucha and Lorena are frying extra batches of the Washburns’ pastelitos for the party.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
