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I absolutely loved my cocktail: a Hemingway daiquiri augmented with the should-be-better-known citrusy pop Squirt, which cleverly came served in an open-topped Squirt can with a big frizzle of fresh mint for garnish.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

In the accompanying recipe, scallions threaded onto skewers alternately with plump scallops bring an extra element of taste, texture and beauty to the plate as the vegetable softens and its ends frizzle attractively once grilled.

From Washington Post ● May 24, 2017

On his right is a plate of that same salami, crisped to a sooty black frizzle.

From Salon ● May 7, 2017

Affleck, sporting just a frizzle of gray at sideburn level, brings some satisfying gravity to his performance.

From Time ● Mar. 22, 2016

“It’s not the fashion, but it’s becoming, and I can’t afford to make a fright of myself,” she used to say, when advised to frizzle, puff, or braid, as the latest style commanded.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Don’t ignore the wisps of cilantro nor the frizzled tangles of scallion.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

Squished in a very hot pan and sizzled until they have a "golden brown crust and frizzled crispy edges."

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2022

For a savory alternative, consider serving them with stewed white beans and shaved Parmesan, or a fried egg and frizzled herbs.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2022

Extreme drought brought on by the 8.2-kiloyear event would have frizzled feed crops and grazing lands, and cooler winters would have increased animals’ food requirements.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 13, 2018

With my wild zoot suit I wore the yellow knob-toe shoes, and I frizzled my hair up into a reddish bush of conk.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

And the climax, in classic Savall style, was a playful, gently swaying improvisation on a Renaissance “canario” dance melody, building into flurries of notes frizzling off Mr. Savall’s tiny treble viol.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2017

Meanwhile, we are here frizzling, and here we bid fair to stay till we make money enough to go home in style.

From The Locusts' Years by Mary Helen Fee

It must be indeed rare that "frizzling," or contraction of the upper surface of the varnish, is to be seen to any appreciable extent.

From Antonio Stradivari by Horace William Petherick

"Friend Valentine," said I, without rising from my squatting position beside the frizzling bacon, "don't you see those two men with muskets coming up this way along the mountain path?"

From Eyes Like the Sea by Mór Jókai

It was a sweet-milk pancake, and there it lay in the pan bubbling and frizzling so thick and good, it was a sight for sore eyes to look at.

From Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales by P. Chr. Asbj?rnsen