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frizzle

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friz·zle 1  (frzl)
v. friz·zled, friz·zling, friz·zles
v.tr.
1. To fry (something) until crisp and curled: frizzled the bacon.
2. To scorch or sear with heat.
v.intr.
To fry or sear with a sizzling noise.

[Possibly blend of fry and sizzle.]

friz·zle 2  (frzl)
tr. & intr.v. friz·zled, friz·zling, friz·zles
To form or cause to be formed into small tight curls; frizz.
n.
A small tight curl.

[Origin unknown.]

frizzle1
vb
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) to form (the hair) into tight crisp curls; frizz
n
a tight crisp curl
[probably related to Old English frīs curly, Old Frisian frēsle curl, ringlet]
frizzler  n
frizzly  adj

frizzle2
vb
1. to scorch or be scorched, esp with a sizzling noise
2. (Cookery) (tr) to fry (bacon, etc.) until crisp
[probably blend of fry1 + sizzle]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.frizzle - fry something until it curls and becomes crisp
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
fry - cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"
2.frizzle - curl tightly; "crimp hair"
curl, wave - twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
Translations
frizzle
vi (= sizzle)brutzeln
vt
bacon etcknusprig braten
hairkräuseln; a man with frizzled white hairein Mann mit weißem Kraushaar
frizzle [ˈfrɪzl] visfrigolare
frizzled (up) → troppo croccante
frizzle [ˈfrɪzl] visfrigolare
frizzled (up) → troppo croccante


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wailed Meg, looking with despair at the uneven frizzle on her forehead.
Much the miller's son fell to roasting the deer afresh, while another and fatter beast was set to frizzle on the other side of the fire.
It seemed strange that he should frizzle in hell merely because he was a Chinaman; but if salvation was possible whatever a man's faith was, there did not seem to be any particular advantage in belonging to the Church of England.
 
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