FRIZZLING Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

frizzling

verb

present participle of frizzle

as in scorching

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Rhode Islanders celebrated America's 250th anniversary at the Bristol Fourth of July parade despite scorching temperatures.

— Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026
On the corner of West 31st Street and Seventh Avenue, right outside Madison Square Garden, the heat was scorching as the temperature inched to 100 degrees.

— Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 4 July 2026

Definition of scorching

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For decades, celebrity chefs have been urging us to reserve the starchy water that remains after cooking pasta to help gently thicken and bring the pasta sauce together.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
This ensures everything finishes cooking evenly inside the packets.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of cooking

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For more than a year, an uncontrolled fire had burned in the bowels of the dump, broiling old garbage and sending nauseating fumes into nearby homes.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Those who turn to methods like broiling and roasting when cooking will be prone to more buildup in their oven, Murphy explains, due to the way heat breaks down oil and fat.

— Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 July 2026

Definition of broiling

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If hearths had been built in the cave, underlying bones would have shown evidence of charring — but not a single bone out of the 4,500 studied was burned.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
That 18,379-acre fire burned for two weeks, largely charring grass over about a third of the island.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Definition of charring

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Think of it like setting off a firework inside of a long, narrow hallway (which, by the way, is a really bad idea).

— Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Many accounts were opted in by default, making their public photos available to the tool and setting off alarm in the entertainment industry.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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