"frizzle" meaning in English

See frizzle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹɪzəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-frizzle.wav Forms: frizzles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪzəl Etymology: From frizz + -le. Cognate with Old Frisian frisle, fresle (“head of the hair, lock of hair”). More at frizz. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|frizz|le|id2=verbal frequentative}} frizz + -le, {{cog|ofs|frisle}} Old Frisian frisle Head templates: {{en-noun}} frizzle (plural frizzles)
  1. A curl; a lock of hair crisped.
    Sense id: en-frizzle-en-noun-tkoMbjgd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: frizle, frisle, frizel, frizil

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɹɪzəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-frizzle.wav Forms: frizzles [present, singular, third-person], frizzling [participle, present], frizzled [participle, past], frizzled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪzəl Etymology: From frizz + -le. Cognate with Old Frisian frisle, fresle (“head of the hair, lock of hair”). More at frizz. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|frizz|le|id2=verbal frequentative}} frizz + -le, {{cog|ofs|frisle}} Old Frisian frisle Head templates: {{en-verb}} frizzle (third-person singular simple present frizzles, present participle frizzling, simple past and past participle frizzled)
  1. (transitive) To fry something until crisp and curled. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-frizzle-en-verb-SYe40dlz
  2. (transitive) To scorch. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-frizzle-en-verb-MR-1Urew
  3. (intransitive) To fry noisily, sizzle. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-frizzle-en-verb-7UgxRR1C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le (verbal frequentative), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 4 8 51 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le (verbal frequentative): 23 10 13 46 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 5 8 51 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 4 6 57 4
  4. (transitive, intransitive) To curl or crisp, as hair; to frizz; to crinkle. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-frizzle-en-verb-Ni1dPbca
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: frizle, frisle, frizel, frizil

Inflected forms

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