frazzle
verb (used with or without object)
to wear to threads or shreds; fray.
frazzling
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present participleof frazzle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Washington’s front four also played a role in frazzling Rodgers and making him look more like a rookie than a 38-year-old four-time MVP.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2022
Forward Blake Coleman, a pending free agent who’s likely playing his final series with the Lightning, had a dominant first period on the forecheck, frazzling the Canadiens and drawing a penalty.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
But after a year of frazzling negotiations and two missed deadlines, the diplomats have done just that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2014
It wasn't fast and frazzling, it was slow and soothing.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2014
And take this to bed with you, brother: the frazzling isn’t half so dangerous as dry rot, or moth eating holes in you.
From At the Crossroads by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock
