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sunny side up

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Pronunciation: US /ˌsʌni saɪd ˈʌp/

sunny side up means: With only the bottom of the egg fried, leaving the yellow middle visible and soft.

adverb

FRY ONE SIDEB1

With only the bottom of the egg fried, leaving the yellow middle visible and soft.

  • Cook the eggs sunny side up.
  • I ordered two eggs sunny side up.
  • She likes her eggs sunny side up with toast.

Common phrases: cook sunny side up, fried sunny side up

FACE UP BIRTHC1

With the baby’s face pointing toward the mother’s front during a birth with the head coming first.

  • Our baby was born sunny side up.
  • The midwife explained that he was coming sunny side up.
  • She delivered her daughter sunny side up after a long labour.

Similar words: face up

Common phrases: born sunny side up, delivered sunny side up

adjective

FRIED ONE SIDEB1

An egg cooked on its bottom only, with the yellow middle visible and soft.

  • I want sunny side up eggs.
  • He served a sunny side up egg on toast.
  • Are these sunny side up eggs cooked enough?

Similar words: sunny

Common phrases: sunny side up eggs, sunny side up egg

Questions about sunny side up

What does sunny side up mean?

With only the bottom of the egg fried, leaving the yellow middle visible and soft.

What is sunny side up in other languages?

Türkçe: tek tarafını kızartarak · Español: sin dar la vuelta · Français: sur le plat · Deutsch: nur auf einer Seite gebraten · Italiano: all'occhio di bue · 日本語: 片面焼きで

How do you pronounce sunny side up?

It is pronounced /ˌsʌni saɪd ˈʌp/.

How do you use sunny side up in a sentence?

Cook the eggs sunny side up. I ordered two eggs sunny side up.

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