frazzled; frazzling
ˈfra-zə-liŋ 
ˈfraz-liŋ
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2
a
: to put in a state of extreme physical or nervous fatigue
b
: upset
: to become frazzled
1
: the state of being frazzled
2
: a condition of fatigue or nervous exhaustion
worn to a frazzle
Synonyms
Examples of frazzle in a Sentence
Verb
He's a clever player who knows how to frazzle his opponents.
years of use have frazzled the cord for the window blinds to the breaking point
Noun
months of overtime work have left her worn to a frazzle
Recent Examples on the Web
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 June 2024
In the qualification round, a nervous U.S. team started on beam, the least popular apparatus on which to debut when your nerves are frazzled and the pressure of an Olympic Games is weighing heavily on you.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 11 Aug. 2024
Jason Daley, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2011
There are subtler ways to explore the chaotic frazzle of modern life than through the violent synthesis of superfruits in a blender.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2021
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Verb
No letup from extreme heat for much of the eastern U.S.
There will be no letup from the sweltering heat wave frazzling much of the eastern United States today, with tens of millions of people under heat warnings.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 June 2024
In the qualification round, a nervous U.S. team started on beam, the least popular apparatus on which to debut when your nerves are frazzled and the pressure of an Olympic Games is weighing heavily on you.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 11 Aug. 2024
Noun
The signature crack of a sonic boom can shake walls, rattle windows, and frazzle nerves.
—Jason Daley, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2011
There are subtler ways to explore the chaotic frazzle of modern life than through the violent synthesis of superfruits in a blender.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2021
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“Frazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frazzle. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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