frizzle
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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
“Oh, oh, oh! What have you done? I’m spoiled! I can’t go! My hair, oh, my hair!” wailed Meg, looking with despair at the uneven frizzle on her forehead.
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
His laid flat and curled down his forehead while mine grew into an afro and frizzled when I tried to pull the front down.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2018
These women had bright red faces and wild, frizzled hair.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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
The hot iron was then thrown down, and was frizzling on the wet ground a few paces from me.
From An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
He appeared about to say something further, but just then Prescott flung the scuttle slide back, and a smell of coffee and frizzling pork flowed out of it.
From Thrice Armed by Harold Bindloss
There was a frizzling in the topsy-turvy little kitchen.
From A Poor Man's House by Stephen Sydney Reynolds
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
