frying

/ˈfraɪɪŋ/
noun
  1. The process of cooking food in hot oil or fat.
    • She prefers baking over frying because it uses less oil.
    • The smell of frying filled the whole kitchen.
    • Frying gives the chicken a crispy golden crust.
adjective
  1. Very hot, as if being cooked in a pan.
    • The sidewalk was frying under the midday sun.
    • The desert heat was frying, so we stayed in the shade.
    • After an hour in the car without air conditioning, we were frying.
verb
  1. Present participle of fry; cooking in hot oil or fat.
    • I was frying fish when the smoke alarm went off.
    • The chef is frying onions until they are soft and brown.
    • He is frying eggs for breakfast.
  2. Present participle of fry; being damaged or destroyed by excessive heat or electricity.
    • The power surge was frying the computer's motherboard.
    • Leaving the phone in direct sunlight was frying the battery.
    • The lightning strike was frying the transformer down the street.
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