frizzled

Variant of frizzle

frizzle definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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