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Word entry · 7 letters

frizzle

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"Fry until crisp"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɹɪzəl/Part of speech verbSorted efilrzzStarts with FEnds with E1 clues
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Definitions

  1. fry something until it curls and becomes crisp

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • Drain and heat it [shaved smoked beef] in one tablespoonful of hot butter, to curl or frizzle it.
  • It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless. And results are all that concern me. […]”
  • The bacon frizzled in the pan.

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