Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of dressing with fat by heating or roasting in a pan over a fire.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The process denoted by the verb
fry . - noun an iron pan with a long handle, used for frying meat, vegetables, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
fry . - noun The action of the verb
fry .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
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Examples
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With a skill for what he calls "frying feet," he has sweet-talked, cajoled, harangued, nagged, strong-armed and shamed government officials, international financiers and business leaders into doing more to rebuild Haiti.
NYT > Home Page By STEPHANIE STROM 2012
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With a skill for what he calls "frying feet," he has sweet-talked, cajoled, harangued, nagged, strong-armed and shamed government officials, international financiers and business leaders into doing more to rebuild Haiti.
NYT > Home Page By STEPHANIE STROM 2012
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Melt about 1/2 stick margarine or butter in frying pan.
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I'm glad stir-frying is better than boiling/steaming too (that's what I'm assuming the frying in this article refers to, rather than deep-frying).
Microwaving Beats Boiling For Veggies | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Dr Hunt, the only thing that seems to be frying is your brain.
Think Progress » Chuck Todd: ‘The Tea Party gets a big benefit’ from Fox News’ promotion. 2010
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Melt about 1/2 stick margarine or butter in frying pan.
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Chopping and frying is so relaxing to me; a perfect expression of love.
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Lightly butter both sides of bread (this can be skipped if you really prefer yours w/o butter) and place in frying pan.
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Lightly butter both sides of bread (this can be skipped if you really prefer yours w/o butter) and place in frying pan.
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Melt about 1/2 stick margarine or butter in frying pan.
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