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friz·zle (friz′əl)

intransitive verb, transitive verb frizzled -·zled, frizzling -·zling

  1. to make or cause to make a sputtering, hissing noise, as in frying; sizzle
  2. to become or make crisp by broiling or frying thoroughly

Etymology: echoic alteration of fry, after sizzle

frizzle2 definition

friz·zle (friz′əl)

transitive verb, intransitive verb frizzled -·zled, frizzling -·zling

to form into small, tight curls; frizz; crimp

Etymology: prob. akin to Fris frislen, to plait (the hair)

noun

a small, tight curl

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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