Frazzle

/ˈfɹæz(ə)l/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To fray or wear down, especially at the edges..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To fray or wear down, especially at the edges.
2. (transitive) To drain emotionally or physically.
3. (informal) A burnt fragment; a cinder or crisp.
4. (informal) The condition or quality of being frazzled; a frayed end.
5. A messy situation or scene.

Example Sentences

The new puppy has been chewing on everything, and my favorite afghan has become frazzled.

Frazle, to unravel or rend cloth. Frazlings, threads of cloth, torn or unravelled.

One’s garments get frazzled in the grass; one’s mind and body and spiritual sense sometimes become frazzled, torn to pieces, good-for-nothing.

Her hair was of a reddish-gray color, and its frazzled and tangled condition suggested that the woman had recently passed through a period of extreme excitement.

After dealing with the children all day, I just can’t help feeling frazzled.

The bacon was burned to a frazzle.

1886–90, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, Abraham Lincoln: A History Gordon had sent word to Lee that he had fought his corps to a frazzle

My fingers are all cut to frazzles..

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Word Forms

• frazzles
• frazzling
• frazzled
• frazle

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