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frizzle

/ˈfɹɪzəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
friz-zle
IPA
/ˈfɹɪzəl/
28
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fry something until crisp and curled.

Transitive verb

verb

To scorch.

Transitive verb

verb

To fry noisily, sizzle.

Intransitive verb

verb

To curl or crisp, as hair; to frizz; to crinkle.

noun

A curl; a lock of hair crisped.

noun

A frizzle fowl

Example Sentences

Etymology

From frizz + -le. Cognate with West Frisian frisselje (“to plait, braid”), Old Frisian frisle, fresle (“head of the hair, lock of hair”). More at frizz.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

frizzles (present, singular) frizzling (participle, present) frizzled (participle, past) frizzled (past) frizle (alternative) frisle (alternative) frizel (alternative) frizil (alternative) frizzles (plural)

Derived Forms

frizzler frizzly

Synonyms

crimp crape frizz kink up kink

Rhymes With

drizzle chisel sizzle fizzle grizzle frizzell frizell mizell bizzell grizzell mizzell swizzle

Questions

How do you pronounce frizzle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹɪzəl/.
What does frizzle mean?
To fry something until crisp and curled.
Where does frizzle come from?
From frizz + -le. Cognate with West Frisian frisselje (“to plait, braid”), Old Frisian frisle, fresle (“head of the hair, lock of hair”). More at frizz.

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