fry
verb (used with object)
to cook in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.
were frying
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past progressiveof fry.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Two large women were frying eggs on a stove while a few grizzled men sat watching from under an awning.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 18, 2015
People were frying food on the backs of certain merry-go-round horses.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 24, 2011
The sky sizzled as though tons of bacon were frying in an apocalyptic pan.
From Time Magazine Archive
While objectors to Mr. Marshall and the press were frying him on all sides, last week someone flipped him from the frying pan into the fire.
From Time Magazine Archive
Liyana laughed and thanked them both and stepped back outside toward Abu Musa’s where little cakes of falafel were frying.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
