frizzle
1 Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
noun
verb
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to scorch or be scorched, esp with a sizzling noise
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(tr) to fry (bacon, etc) until crisp
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of frizzle1
1555–65; origin uncertain; compare Old English frīs curled, Old Frisian frēsle lock of hair
Origin of frizzle2
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I absolutely loved my cocktail: a Hemingway daiquiri augmented with the should-be-better-known citrusy pop Squirt, which cleverly came served in an open-topped Squirt can with a big frizzle of fresh mint for garnish.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
In the accompanying recipe, scallions threaded onto skewers alternately with plump scallops bring an extra element of taste, texture and beauty to the plate as the vegetable softens and its ends frizzle attractively once grilled.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2017
On his right is a plate of that same salami, crisped to a sooty black frizzle.
From Salon ● May 7, 2017
Affleck, sporting just a frizzle of gray at sideburn level, brings some satisfying gravity to his performance.
From Time ● Mar. 22, 2016
“Oh, oh, oh! What have you done? I’m spoiled! I can’t go! My hair, oh, my hair!” wailed Meg, looking with despair at the uneven frizzle on her forehead.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
The massive shoulder gives him weight and solidity; yet his frizzled hair becomes smoke, his expression remains impenetrable, and the surrounding darkness and dissolving lower torso undermine that physicality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Don’t ignore the wisps of cilantro nor the frizzled tangles of scallion.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
"Fond" is the crisped, browned bits lightly stuck to the bottom of a pan after cooking something, whether that be a chicken breast, a steak or some frizzled leeks.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024
For a savory alternative, consider serving them with stewed white beans and shaved Parmesan, or a fried egg and frizzled herbs.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2022
Her hair, once an even curve from part to shoulder, was now unkempt and frizzled at the roots and tips, smooth only in the middle.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
And the climax, in classic Savall style, was a playful, gently swaying improvisation on a Renaissance “canario” dance melody, building into flurries of notes frizzling off Mr. Savall’s tiny treble viol.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2017
The hot iron was then thrown down, and was frizzling on the wet ground a few paces from me.
From An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
Having got it well alight, he hung from the tripod above a three-pound piece of ham, which was soon frizzling away in fine style, and making us all hungry with its fragrance.
From Wild Adventures in Wild Places by Gordon Stables
A very small piece of rancid pork was frizzling in the frying-pan, and he was busy whipping up two handfuls of flour with water, to make flapjacks of.
From A Damaged Reputation by Harold Bindloss
"Friend Valentine," said I, without rising from my squatting position beside the frizzling bacon, "don't you see those two men with muskets coming up this way along the mountain path?"
From Eyes Like the Sea by Mór Jókai
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