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
Example Sentences
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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
“It’s not the fashion, but it’s becoming, and I can’t afford to make a fright of myself,” she used to say, when advised to frizzle, puff, or braid, as the latest style commanded.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
If you're a sucker for frizzled cheesy bits, the cheese-in-patty is for you.
From Salon ● May 27, 2022
It’s prettily presented, sitting upright with a crown of frizzled leeks, and disappears in one bite, leaving one wanting at least seven more.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
His laid flat and curled down his forehead while mine grew into an afro and frizzled when I tried to pull the front down.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2018
Extreme drought brought on by the 8.2-kiloyear event would have frizzled feed crops and grazing lands, and cooler winters would have increased animals’ food requirements.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 13, 2018
With my wild zoot suit I wore the yellow knob-toe shoes, and I frizzled my hair up into a reddish bush of conk.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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
Merry laughing children flock round, and kindly-eyed matrons knitting, and Hurricane Bob lies down to watch lest any one shall open the oven door and run away with the frizzling duck.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Stables, Gordon
It must be indeed rare that "frizzling," or contraction of the upper surface of the varnish, is to be seen to any appreciable extent.
From Antonio Stradivari by Petherick, Horace William
In a few minutes everybody had slices of bacon frizzling gayly, and getting more or less charred.
From Winona of the Camp Fire by Widdemer, Margaret
Tom had indeed been eyeing the frizzling steaks somewhat hungrily, and, if the truth had but been known, it was only from force of habit.
From A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration by Brereton, F. S. (Frederick Sadleir)
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