Antonyms for frazzle

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : fraz-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfræz əl

Definition of frazzle

Origin : c.1825, "to unravel" (of clothing), from East Anglian variant of 17c. fasel "to unravel, fray" (as the end of a rope), from Middle English facelyn "to fray" (mid-15c.), from fasylle "fringe, frayed edge," diminutive of Old English fæs "fringe." Related: Frazzled, frazzling. Cf. German Faser "thread, fiber, filament," Middle Dutch vese "fringe, fiber, chaff." Probably influenced in form by fray (v.). As a noun, from 1865, American English.

noun exhaustion; something very worn
verb wear out

Example sentences :

In the first few weeks my artist's ears and eyes and soul were hazed to a frazzle.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

From school she went to college and worked herself to a frazzle.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

He'll ketch the thief, for he's sartainly got Sherlock Holmes beat to a frazzle.
Extract from : « Rival Pitchers of Oakdale » by Morgan Scott

"Well, next time don't stay till you're worn to a frazzle," she said.
Extract from : « In Apple-Blossom Time » by Clara Louise Burnham

Face the supernatural—and it is beaten to a frazzle before the fight begins.
Extract from : « The Ghost Breaker » by Paul Dickey

"How some folks will wear a tune to a frazzle," was the disconcerting reply.
Extract from : « Heart of Gold » by Ruth Alberta Brown

We're just going to lick the whole bunch to a frazzle, and that's easy.
Extract from : « Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise » by Louis Arundel

But just wait till we get a new one made, we'll beat you to a frazzle!
Extract from : « Fred Fenton on the Crew » by Allen Chapman

It had the hall bedroom at Mrs. Bowse's boarding-house "beaten to a frazzle."
Extract from : « T. Tembarom » by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Between the heat and the puzzle we were reduced to a frazzle.
Extract from : « The Campfire Girls Go Motoring » by Hildegard G. Frey

Synonyms for frazzle

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