Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
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).
Source : WordNet®
frazzle
n : a state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle"
v 1: wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve" [syn:
{fray}]
2: exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after
the visit of her in-laws"