frizzle
verb
[ ˈfrɪz(ə)l ]
• fry or grill with a sizzling noise.
• "Elsie had the fat frizzling in the chip pan"
Similar:
sizzle,
crackle,
fizz,
hiss,
spit,
sputter,
crack,
snap,
fry,
cook,
decrepitate,
crepitate,
frizzle
noun
• the sound or act of frying.
• "the frizzle of the pan"
Origin:
mid 18th century: from fry1, probably influenced by sizzle.
frizzle
verb
• form (hair) into tight curls.
• "the damp weather had frizzled her hair into little corkscrews"
frizzle
noun
• a tight curl in hair.
• "a dewy scalp where the frizzles stuck awry"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from frizz + -le4.
