How to pronounce frazzle
American English pronunciation
FRAZ-ul
- IPA
- /ˈfɹæzəl/
- Syllables
- FRAZ · ul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What frazzle means
To wear someone out until their nerves are frayed
In a sentence: A whole day of babysitting four toddlers can frazzle even the calmest sitter.
Where it comes from: It began as a word from East Anglia in England. It probably came from an old word, fazle, meaning to unravel, mixed with fray.
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