Fishling vs. Fry

Fishling vs. Fry — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Fishling and Fry

Fishlingnoun

A small or young fish; fry.

Fryverb

A method of cooking food.

Fryverb

(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.

I am frying the eggs.

Fryverb

(intransitive) To cook in hot fat.

The eggs are frying.

Fryverb

To be affected by extreme heat or current.

Fryverb

To suffer because of too much heat.

You'll fry if you go out in this sun with no sunblock on.
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Fryverb

To be executed by the electric chair.

He's guilty of murder — he's going to fry.

Fryverb

To destroy (something, usually electronic) with excessive heat, voltage, or current.

If you apply that much voltage, you'll fry the resistor.

Frynoun

A fried strip of potato.

Frynoun

A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.

Frynoun

A state of excitement.

to be in a fry

Frynoun

Offspring; progeny; children; brood.

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Frynoun

Young fish; fishlings.

Frynoun

(archaic) A swarm, especially of something small.

a fry of children

Frynoun

The spawn of frogs.

Frynoun

A kind of sieve.

Frynoun

A drain.

Frynoun

English painter and art critic (1866-1934)

Frynoun

English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)

Frynoun

a young person of either sex;

she writes books for childrenthey're just kids`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters

Fryverb

be excessively hot;

If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried

Fryverb

cook on a hot surface using fat;

fry the pancakes

Fryverb

kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair;

The serial killer was electrocuted