frazzling

verb

present participle of frazzle
1
as in eroding
to damage or diminish by continued friction years of use have frazzled the cord for the window blinds to the breaking point

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2
as in exhausting
to use up all the physical energy of trying to hold down two full-time jobs had completely frazzled him

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3
as in distracting
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy an endless series of dietary warnings that had served only to frazzle the general public

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Recent Examples of frazzling Instead of allowing for greater focus, the latest AI tools are overwhelming workers, frazzling minds and shredding attention spans. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frazzling
  1. eroding
  2. exhausting
  3. distracting
  4. fraying
  5. tiring
  6. disturbing
  7. wearing
  8. killing
Verb
  • Vance has seen his support eroding, both in and outside of Jewish circles.
    — Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • The analysis likely assumed customer traffic would transfer from drive-in to drive-thru without eroding customers’ affinity for the drive-in experience.
    — Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of eroding
Verb
  • Schmidt's attorney, Kyle Ludwig, on Tuesday claimed that Foster-Todd did not attempt to make distance between himself and the dog and said Foster-Todd shot the dog without exhausting other options.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2026
  • But there were hero moments here too, the same refusal to lose, the same team-work, the same selfless effort in exhausting physical conditions.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of exhausting
Verb
  • Freeland resembles Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, drawing back the curtain that hides the smoke machine when the Wizard of Oz is not a wizard at all, but a carnival illusionist distracting the population.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 July 2026
  • Depicting that dress faithfully would likely be distracting to a modern audience and leave the film unmarketable.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of distracting
Verb
  • If literacy is a key part of the American story, that narrative seems to be fraying at the edges.
    — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
  • This is true for the reasons outlined above (lack of safety features and fraying cords), but also because the bulbs get extremely hot.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026
Definition of fraying
Verb
  • In the Los Angeles Times, Seema Mehta and Nicole Nixon report that Steyer’s ability to appear everywhere ended up tiring out voters.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, Shenzhen startup EngineAI can be forgiven for tiring out its PM01 humanoid.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 June 2026
Definition of tiring
Verb
  • Plus, Bluetooth headphone pairing lets students watch TV late at night without disturbing roommates.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
  • Just like us, most plants suffer from heat stress that is exacerbated by disturbing their vascular system during a heat wave.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
Definition of disturbing
Verb
  • In a clearing in the forest, his younger selves sit at a long table with the abbott, who is wearing the final boss of season three’s awful wigs.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Javier Bardem, wearing a Spain replica shirt with Borja Iglesias’ name and No 26 on the back, was shown celebrating in the stands.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of wearing
Verb
  • Willett faced some blowback after touting an endorsement from Eric DeValkenaere, the first Kansas City police officer ever convicted for killing a Black man.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • An armed Hudson barricaded himself and his mother inside her apartment after deputies responded to the second call for help before shooting Hayes four times, killing her.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of killing

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