to frizzle

Examples

• All

• My mom tensed as her frizzled hair.

  Fiction book (2001)

• I had my long hair cut and frizzled until it looked like his.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Her fine hair was in its usual frizzled disarray, and her fingertips and nails were tinged bright red, as though she were bleeding.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Which is when there is a knock at the door, and a moment later a bluish-white phantom appears in a long cotton nightgown, her hair frizzled out from her startled face.

  Fiction book (1993)

• She used a curling iron to frizzle her hair for the party last night.

• After applying the heat protectant, I decided to frizzle my hair for a more textured look.

Synonyms

K

to kink

vsto frizzle

3 5.4

To make a rope, wire or hose bend sharply

creates broader curled or messy texture usually from heat, chemicals, or damage

F

to frizz

vsto frizzle

2 6.3

To make hair form a lot of small, tight curls

often results from heat, chemicals, or damage rather than neat styling

C

to curl hair

vsto frizzle

2 2.8

Make someone's hair form small round loops with hot tools or rollers

can also arise from damage producing messy twisted strands

C

to crimp

vsto frizzle

2 6.7

To make hair into small tight waves using a tool

makes less regular fuzzy or twisted texture often due to heat or chemicals

K

to kink up

vsto frizzle

• Informal

7.4

To curl tightly into small bends, as with hair or a rope

tends to be more general curling or messy twisting from heat or chemicals

C

to crape

vsto frizzle

• Archaic

9.9

To make hair or fabric form tight waves

produces more random twisted or damaged appearance from chemicals or heat

Antonyms

S

to straighten

114 2.5

Make something straight and in the right position

S

smooth

1 5.8

An act of making a surface even by rubbing or pressing

How Frizzy

to mat

1 4.9

to frizzle

1 7.9

to wave

40 5.1

to straighten

114 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology