Frizzle FRIZ'ZLE, v.t. To curl; to crisp; as hair.

frizzle v 1: fry something until it curls and becomes crisp 2: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink]

frizzle I. verb (frizzled; frizzling) Etymology: probably akin to Old Frisian frīsle curl Date: 1573 frizz, curl II. noun Date: 1613 a crisp curl III. verb (frizzled; frizzling) Etymology: ¹fry + sizzle Date: 1839 transitive verb 1. to fry until crisp and curled 2. burn, scorch intransitive verb to cook with a sizzling noise

frizzle
1.
v.intr. & tr.
1 fry, toast, or grill, with a sputtering noise.
2 (often foll. by up) burn or shrivel.
Etymology: frizz (in the same sense) f. FRY(1), with imit. ending + -LE(4)
2.
v. & n.
--v.
1 tr. form (hair) into tight curls.
2 intr. (often foll. by up) (of hair etc.) curl tightly.
--n. frizzled hair.
Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. (earlier than FRIZZ)

Frizzle \Friz"zle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Frizzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Frizzling.] [Freq. of an imitative word frizz, in dial. use.] 1. To fry, toast, or broil with a sputtering sound to cook with a sizzling noise. Also fig. --Hawthorne. 2. To cook, in certain way, so as to curl or crinkle up. Drain and heat it [shaved smoked beef] in one tablespoonful of hot butter, to curl or frizzle it. --Mrs. Lincoln (Cook Book).

Frizzle \Friz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frizzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Frizzling.] [Dim. of friz.] To curl or crisp, as hair; to friz; to crinkle. --Gay. To frizzle up, to crinkle or crisp excessively.

Frizzle \Friz"zle\, n. A curl; a lock of hair crisped. --Milton.

frizzle v. a. Curl, crisp, frieze, frizz.

44 Moby Thesaurus words for "frizzle": bake, barbecue, baste, blanch, boil, braise, brew, broil, brown, coddle, cook, crimp, curl, curry, devil, do, do to perfection, fire, fricassee, frizz, fry, griddle, grill, heat, lock, oven-bake, pan, pan-broil, parboil, poach, ponytail, prepare, prepare food, ringlet, roast, saute, scallop, sear, shirr, simmer, steam, stew, stir-fry, toast

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