frying UK/ˈfɹaɪ.ɪŋ/ US/ˈfraɪɪŋ/ fairly common noun 1. cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle Synonymssauteing Related words Word family sautefry Broader terms cooking WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.