frizzled

Variant of frizzle

intransitive verb, transitive verb frizzled, frizzling

  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

Origin: echoic alteration of fry, after sizzle

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