FRIZZLES Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of frizzle

as in curls

a length of hair that forms a loop or series of loops the girl has enough frizzles to play Little Orphan Annie

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verb

present tense third-person singular of frizzle

as in bakes

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Noun

Following her blonde era, Zendaya opted to chop off her locks and embrace her curls.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Dominic Sessa, the star of the film, sported his Bourdain-esque curls (absent were the accompanying mutton chops) and swirled a glass of red wine while tucked into one of the massive banquettes.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2026

Definition of curls

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Stone built the restaurant to give cooks room to grow beyond the stove, whether that is making charcuterie in-house or working the live fire that the restaurant cooks everything over.

— Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Have any of you guys been haunted by the frankly upsetting scene in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in which Circe cooks what can only be described as a very messed up stew?

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

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Compressed gas ejects the missile from its vertical launch cell before its main engine ignites above the ship.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Next door in Idaho, the National Interagency Fire Center recently went to its highest preparedness level, meaning if another major fire ignites out here there won't be enough federal resources available to respond.

— Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 July 2026

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