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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frazzle \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.] Her hair was of a reddish gray color, and its frazzled and tangled condition suggested that the woman had recently passed through a period of extreme excitement. --J. C. Harris. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frazzle \Fraz"zle\, n. The act or result of frazzling; the condition or quality of being frazzled; the tag end a frayed-out end [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] My fingers are all scratched to frazzles. --Kipling. Gordon had sent word to Lee that he ``had fought his corps to a frazzle.'' --Nicolay & Hay (Life of Lincoln). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: frazzle n : (informal) a state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle" v : wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve" [syn: {fray}]
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