stir-fry
verb (used with object)
to cook (food) quickly by cutting into small pieces and stirring constantly in a lightly oiled wok or frying pan over high heat: a common method of Chinese cooking.
stir-frying
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present participleof stir-fry.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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He has a taste for street food, and appears on social media wearing a T-shirt and shorts while stir-frying with a wok, or performing 1980s Thai pop on the saxophone or piano.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
Pan-frying was highest, followed by stir-frying, then deep-frying.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
In the experiments the researchers cooked chicken breast using five different methods: pan frying, stir-frying, deep-fat frying, boiling and air-frying, in a well-controlled research kitchen.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024
For stir-frying, where the cook is constantly moving the food around in the pan, this works great.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Retail investor Helen Wu is not bashful talking about "stir-frying" - the practice of pumping up stocks with hot concepts.
From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2023
