noun
Meaning 1
A curl; a lock of hair crisped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
frizzle
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Pronunciation
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/ˈfɹɪzəl/
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rhymes with -ɪzəl
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CMU ARPABET: F R IH1 Z AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A frizzle fowl
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
To fry something until crisp and curled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To scorch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To fry noisily, sizzle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- The bacon frizzled in the pan.
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verb
Meaning 6
To curl or crisp, as hair; to frizz; to crinkle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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verb
Meaning 7
fry something until it curls and becomes crisp
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fry
verb
Meaning 8
curl tightly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- crimp hair
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crimp, crape, frizz, kink up, kink
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: curl, wave
History
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.