Frazzle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The marathon runner was frazzled after completing the 42-kilometer course in the scorching heat.
- The constant noise from the construction site would frazzle even the calmest person.
- Working 12-hour shifts for a week straight had frazzled the nurse, leaving her exhausted and irritable.
- Traveling with a toddler can frazzle even the most patient of parents, especially during long flights.
- The football coach was frazzled after a disappointing loss to their arch-rivals and shouted at the referee.
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Meaning 2
Wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The constant rubbing of her sleeve against the rough wall frizzled the fabric.
- The wheels of the shopping cart frizzled the paint off the concrete floor.
- Years of friction from the bow frizzled the neck of her violin.
- The abrasive sand frizzled the surface of the old wooden boat.
- The strings of the ukulele frizzled away due to years of enthusiastic strumming.