v. fraz·zled, fraz·zling, fraz·zles v.tr. 1. To wear away along the edges; fray. 2. To exhaust physically or emotionally. v.intr. 1. To become worn away along the edges. 2. To become exhausted physically or emotionally. n. 1. A frayed or tattered condition. 2. A condition of exhaustion: worked themselves to a frazzle. [Perhaps a blend of FRAY2 and dialectal fazzle, to unravel (from Middle English facelyn, to fray, from fasel, frayed edge, probably diminutive of fas, rootlets, from Old English fæs).] |
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