frizzle

UK: /ˈfrɪz^əl/ US: /ˈfrɪzəl/ ,(friz′əl)

Inflections of 'frizzle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

frizzles

v 3rd person singular

frizzling

v pres p

frizzled

v past

frizzled

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

friz•zle¹ /ˈfrɪzəl/   v., -zled, -zling, n. 
v. [no object* ~ + object]

1. to frizz.

n. [countable]

2. a short crisp curl.

friz•zle² /ˈfrɪzəl/   v., -zled, -zling. 

1. to make a sizzling noise while frying:
   [no object] The bacon was frizzling.
2. Food [~ + object] to make (food) crisp by frying.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

friz•zle¹  (friz′əl), v., -zled, -zling, n. 
v.t., v.i. 

1. to form into small, crisp curls;
   frizz.

n. 

2. a short, crisp curl.

• 1555–65; origin, originally uncertain; compare Old English frīs curled, Old Frisian frēsle lock of hair

friz′zler, n. 

friz•zle²  (friz′əl), v., -zled, -zling. 
v.i. 

1. to make a sizzling or sputtering noise in frying or the like:
   the sound of bacon frizzling on the stove.

v.t. 

2. to make (food) crisp by frying.

• fr(y) + (s)izzle 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

frizzle / ˈfrɪz^əl/ verb

1. to form (the hair) into tight crisp curls; frizz

noun

1. a tight crisp curl

Etymology: 16th Century: probably related to Old English frīs curly, Old Frisian frēsle curl, ringlet

frizzle / ˈfrɪz^əl/ verb

1. to scorch or be scorched, esp with a sizzling noise
2. (transitive) to fry (bacon, etc) until crisp

Etymology: 16th Century: probably blend of fry¹ + sizzle