frizzle

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to fry or grill something until it becomes crisp, curled, or slightly burned

   The cook let the bacon frizzle at the edge of the pan.

2. 2
   verb

   to make or become tightly curled, dried, or scorched, especially through heat

   The fierce sun began to frizzle the exposed leaves.

3. 3
   noun

   a mass or condition of tight, dry curls

   Humidity turned the ends of her hair into a frizzle.

Formed from frizz + the frequentative suffix -le. Its senses connect tight curling with the way food, hair, or vegetation curls and dries under heat.

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