fry
verb (used with object)
to cook in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.
is frying
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present progressiveof fry (3rd person singular).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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Inside an anonymous building in Oxford, Riley Jackson is frying a steak.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
Now, at Doro Soul Food, the scrappy takeout counter in Washington’s Shaw neighborhood where Taddesse is frying up cuts of craggy, spicy, bone-in chicken, toques and tournées are a distant memory.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
Cover the pan with a lid while the second side is frying to ensure the inside cooks.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2021
Unclear which is frying pan, which is fire.30.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2011
"How? You were the smart one. My job is frying the onions. You should be here to save them, and then you could all live happily ever after."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
