Frizzle — Defs

01 v. t. To curl or crisp, as hair; to friz; to crinkle.

imp. & p. p. Frizzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Frizzling

Phrases & compounds

To frizzle up — to crinkle or crisp excessively.

02 v. t. & i. To fry, toast, or broil with a sputtering sound to cook with a sizzling noise. Also fig.

imp. & p. p. Frizzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Frizzling

1.
To fry, toast, or broil with a sputtering sound to cook with a sizzling noise. Also fig.
2.
To cook, in certain way, so as to curl or crinkle up.
“Drain and heat it [shaved smoked beef] in one tablespoonful of hot butter, to curl or frizzle it.” — Mrs. Lincoln (Cook Book).

03 n. A curl; a lock of hair crisped.