Fizzle vs. Frizzle — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fizzle and Frizzle
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Fizzle
To make a hissing or sputtering sound.
Frizzle
To fry (something) until crisp and curled
Frizzled the bacon.
Fizzle
(Informal) To fail or end weakly, especially after a hopeful beginning.
Frizzle
To scorch or sear with heat.
Fizzle
A failure.
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Frizzle
To fry or sear with a sizzling noise.
Fizzle
To sputter or hiss.
The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.
Frizzle
To form or cause to be formed into small tight curls; frizz.
Fizzle
To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
The entire project fizzled after the founder quit.
Frizzle
A small tight curl.
Fizzle
To fail to generate the expected yield when exploded during testing.
The shot fizzled, generating only 200 tons rather than the 30 kilotons they were aiming for.
Frizzle
(transitive) To fry something until crisp and curled.
Fizzle
A spluttering or hissing sound.
Frizzle
(transitive) To scorch.
Fizzle
(military) Failure of an exploding nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.
Frizzle
(intransitive) To fry noisily, sizzle.
The bacon frizzled in the pan.
Fizzle
An abortive effort; a flop or dud.
Frizzle
(ambitransitive) To curl or crisp, as hair; to frizz; to crinkle.
Fizzle
A state of agitation or worry.
Frizzle
A curl; a lock of hair crisped.
Fizzle
To make a hissing sound.
It is the easiest thing, sir, to be done,As plain as fizzling.
Frizzle
To curl or crisp, as hair; to friz; to crinkle.
Fizzle
To make a ridiculous failure in an undertaking, especially after a good start; to achieve nothing.
A four-day rally in stocks fizzled yesterday amid renewed fears that strong economic growth may prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.
Frizzle
To fry, toast, or broil with a sputtering sound to cook with a sizzling noise. Also fig.
Fizzle
A failure or abortive effort; a fiasco.
Frizzle
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.
Fizzle
End weakly;
The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
Frizzle
A curl; a lock of hair crisped.
Frizzle
Fry something until it curls and becomes crisp
Frizzle
Curl tightly;
Crimp hair
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