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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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).
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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