Meaning of FRAZZLE
Pronunciation: | | 'frazul
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- [n] (informal) a state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle"
- [v] exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"
- [v] wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve"
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| Synonyms: | | fray |
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| See Also: | | beat, break, bust, exhaust, exhaustion, fall apart, tucker, tucker out, wash up, wear, wear out | |
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| Definition: | | Frazzle At first, Frazzle isn`t ready to take care of her new egg. Eventually she will learn that children need care--even before they are born. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fraz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frazzled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Frazzling}.] [Cf. G. faseln, and E. fray.]
To fray; to wear or pull into tatters or tag ends; to tatter;
-- used literally and figuratively. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
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.
--J. C.
Harris.
\Fraz"zle\, n.
The act or result of frazzling; the condition or quality of
being frazzled; the tag end; a frayed-out end. [Prov. Eng. &
U. S.]
My fingers are all scratched to frazzles. --Kipling.
Gordon had sent word to Lee that he ``had fought his
corps to a frazzle.'' --Nicolay &
Hay (Life of
Lincoln).
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| Related Terms: | | ablate, abrade, abrase, abrasion, agitate, bark, beat, blemish, bloody, bother, break, bugger, burn, burn out, chafe, check, chip, claw, concern, concussion, crack, crackle, craze, cut, debilitate, disquiet, distress, disturb, do in, do up, enervate, erase, erode, exhaust, fag, fag out, fatigue, file, flag, flash burn, fracture, fray, fret, gall, gash, give concern, gnaw, gnaw away, grate, graze, grind, harass, hurt, incise, incision, injure, injury, jade, knock out, knock up, lacerate, laceration, lesion, maim, make mincemeat of, maul, mortal wound, mutilate, mutilation, outwear, overfatigue, overstrain, overtire, overweary, pierce, poop, poop out, prostrate, puncture, rasp, raze, rend, rent, rip, rub away, rub off, rub out, run, rupture, savage, scald, scorch, scotch, scour, scrape, scratch, scrub, scuff, second-degree burn, skin, slash, slit, sore, sprain, stab, stab wound, stick, strain, tatter, tear, third-degree burn, tire, tire out, tire to death, trauma, traumatize, trouble, tucker, upset, use up, weaken, wear, wear away, wear down, wear off, wear on, wear out, wear ragged, weary, weather, wilt, wind, wound, wounds immedicable, wrench |
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