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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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  1. curls
  2. cooks
  3. scorches
  4. chars
  5. ignites
Noun
  • For a decade, hundreds of Black women and girls have gathered in Kansas City wearing curls, coils, locs, braids and Afros for an annual photograph intended to challenge narrow ideas about what beautiful hair is supposed to look like.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Underneath, Nicks let her natural curls run wild, cascading down her back and shoulders.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of curls
Verb
  • There’s nothing better than a dinner that practically cooks itself.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
  • His restaurant sources corn from Mexico, then cooks it through an overnight nixtamalization process.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of cooks
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  • The city is bracing for triple digit temperatures this week as another heat wave scorches Central and Eastern Europe, driving fears that levels could drop even further.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
  • France followed its hottest-ever day with yet more brutal temperatures as a deadly heat wave scorches much of western Europe.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Definition of scorches
Verb
  • At American Elm, Mangin moves his cut of ribeye around the grill and flips it so each side faces the heat and chars the outside, guaranteeing a more even cook inside.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Definition of chars
Verb
  • Continue reading … DOUBLE STANDARD — Attorney warns higher education is 'failing' as student faith fight ignites.
    — , FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • With his business up and running, an unexpected spark ignites his love life.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of ignites
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“Frizzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frizzles. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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