Frizzles - English meaning

noun

A length of something wound in a joined sequence of concentric rings.

Usage examples:

A coil of rope

verb

Arrange (something long and flexible) in a coil.

Usage examples:

He began to coil up the heavy ropes

noun

A confusion or turmoil.

Usage examples:

But the biggest loser from our decision to cling gamely to the mortal coil is the national health s…

verb

Prepare (food, a dish, or a meal) by mixing, combining, and heating the ingredients.

Usage examples:

Shall i cook dinner tonight?

noun

A person who prepares and cooks food, especially as a job or in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Susan was a school cook

noun

Transform by heating

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

Usage examples:

A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Usage examples:

He is a crack shot

verb

Make a rapid succession of short sharp noises.

Usage examples:

The fire suddenly crackled and spat sparks

noun

A sound made up of a rapid succession of short sharp noises.

Usage examples:

There was a crackle and a whine from the microphone

verb

To make a set of short, sharp sounds

Usage examples:

The fire spread to an evergreen tree, which crackled with flames., the crackle of a radio broadcast

verb

Compress (something) into small folds or ridges.

Usage examples:

She crimped the edge of the pie

noun

A folded or compressed edge.

Usage examples:

Anyway, hayley has pouffed her hair out into some ‘rock star’ curls and crimps, and she looks prett…

verb

To press something into small folds or curves

Usage examples:

She had her hair crimped.

verb

Form into small surface creases or wrinkles.

Usage examples:

Rose's face crinkled in bewilderment

noun

A wrinkle or crease on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

There was a crinkle of suspicion on her forehead

verb

To have or cause to have many little lines and folds

Usage examples:

[ i ] the paper was old and crinkled., the machine won’t take your bills unless you smooth out the …

verb

Form or cause to form into a curved or spiral shape.

Usage examples:

Her fingers curled round the microphone

noun

Something in the shape of a spiral or coil, especially a lock of hair.

Usage examples:

Her blonde hair was a mass of tangled curls

noun

A piece of hair that grows or has been formed into a curving shape, or something that is the same shape as this

Usage examples:

Tight/loose curls, in curls her hair fell in curls over her shoulders., curls of smoke were rising …

verb

(of a liquid) produce bubbles of gas and make a hissing sound.

Usage examples:

His lemonade was still fizzing at the top of the glass

noun

The quality of being fizzy; effervescence.

Usage examples:

The champagne had lost its fizz

verb

If a liquid fizzes, it produces a lot of bubbles and makes a continuous s sound

Usage examples:

I could hear the champagne fizz as he poured it into my glass.

verb

Form (hair) into a mass of small, tight curls.

Usage examples:

Her hair was crimped and frizzed into a leonine mane

noun

The state of being formed into a mass of small, tight curls.

Usage examples:

A perm system designed to add curl without frizz

noun

The quality of hair, especially curly hair, being not shiny or smooth

Usage examples:

This mousse says it's designed to eliminate frizz and make hair glossy and easier to manage., my ha…

verb

Cook (food) in hot fat or oil, typically in a shallow pan.

Usage examples:

She fried a rasher of bacon, a sausage and a slice of bread

noun

French fries; chips.

Usage examples:

By now, the fans have had their fill of burgers, fries, pizza, wings and nachos.

plural noun

Young fish, especially when newly hatched.

Usage examples:

I focused next on a little fish fry hiding on a bubble coral.

verb

Make a sharp sibilant sound as of the letter s.

Usage examples:

The escaping gas was hissing

noun

A sharp sibilant sound.

Usage examples:

The spit and hiss of a cornered cat

noun

A sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight.

Usage examples:

A kink in the road

verb

Form or cause to form a sharp twist or curve.

Usage examples:

The river kinks violently in a right angle

noun

A sharp twist or bend in something such as a wire or rope

Usage examples:

There was a kink in the hose and the water wouldn’t come through., the system will work fine once w…

verb

(of food) make a hissing sound when frying or cooking.

Usage examples:

The bacon began to sizzle in the pan

noun

A hissing sound, as of food frying or cooking.

Usage examples:

The sizzle of hot dogs

verb

Break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound.

Usage examples:

Guitar strings kept snapping

noun

A sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement.

Usage examples:

She closed her purse with a snap

adjective

Done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice.

Usage examples:

A snap decision

verb

Eject saliva forcibly from one's mouth, sometimes as a gesture of contempt or anger.

Usage examples:

Todd spat in hugh's face

noun

Saliva, typically that which has been ejected from a person's mouth.

Usage examples:

I brought up all this phlegm and spit into my mouth, and at first it was so, so foul i nearly choked.

verb

Put a spit through (meat) in order to roast it over an open fire.

Usage examples:

He spitted the rabbit and cooked it

verb

Make a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds.

Usage examples:

The engine sputtered and stopped

noun

A series of soft explosive or spitting sounds.

Usage examples:

The sputter of the motor died away

verb

To make repeated explosive sounds

Usage examples:

[ i ] the plane’s engine began to sputter., [ i ] he sputtered and flapped his hands in response.

verb

Move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal.

Usage examples:

He waved to me from the train

noun

A long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.

Usage examples:

He was swept out to sea by a freak wave

verb

(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth