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  • 1Frazzle — is the only Muppet monster intended to be scary , in the children s television series Sesame Street . During the late 1980s to early 1990s, his career was limited to that of a background extra, due to his intimidating appearance.With the… …

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  • 2Frazzle — Fraz zle, n. 1. The act or result of frazzling; the condition or quality of being frazzled; the tag end; a frayed out end. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] My fingers are all scratched to frazzles. Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2 …

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  • 3frazzle — [n] exhaustion; something very worn collapse, enervation, lassitude, prostration, rag, remnant, shred; concepts 410,720 frazzle [v] wear out exhaust, fray, knock out, poop*, prostrate, rip, shred, tear, tire, tucker*, wear; concepts 156,186 Ant.… …

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  • 4frazzle — informal ► VERB 1) (frazzled) completely exhausted. 2) cause to shrivel up with burning. ► NOUN (a frazzle) 1) an exhausted state. 2) a charred or burnt state. ORIGIN …

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  • 5Frazzle — 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.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Her… …

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  • 6frazzle — (v.) c.1825, to unravel (of clothing), from E.Anglian variant of 17c. fasel to unravel, fray (like the end of a rope), from M.E. facelyn to fray (mid 15c.), from fasylle fringe, frayed edge, dim. of O.E. fæs fringe. Cf. Ger. Faser thread, fiber,… …

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  • 7frazzle — [fraz′əl] Informal vt., vi. frazzled, frazzling [Brit (E Anglian) dial. & U.S., prob. altered (after FRAY2) < dial. fazle < ME faselen, to fray < fasel, frayed edge < fas < OE fæs, a fringe] 1. to wear or become worn to rags or… …

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  • 8frazzle — n. burnt to a frazzle ( completely burnt ) * * * [ fræz(ə)l] burnt to a frazzle ( completely burnt ) …

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  • 9frazzle — fraz|zle [ˈfræzəl] n BrE informal 1.) be burnt to a frazzle to be completely burnt 2.) be worn to a frazzle to feel very tired and anxious …

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  • 10frazzle — UK [ˈfræz(ə)l] / US noun burnt to a frazzle worn to a frazzle …

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