friz
Americanverb (used with or without object)
plural
frizzesOther Word Forms
- frizer noun
Example Sentences
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It's a wonder ye ain't friz stiff, in sech a wind!
From The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice by Richards, Dick
Whan that Aprill� with hise shour�s soote The droghte of March had perc�d to the roote, I druv a motor thro’ Aprill�’s bliz Somme forty mile, and dam neere lyke to friz.
From The So-called Human Race by Taylor, Bert Leston
The spray friz in the air as it come, an' the men were pelted with pieces of jagged ice, mighty near as big 's a bob-cherry.
From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
Cold winter nights, when the snow sifted in through the cracks, an' the wind blew in the rotten old door, 'Fambly' liked ter hev friz ter death.
From The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories by Murfree, Mary Noailles
When the water deepened so's we could get into the boat, every man's clothes was drenched an' they friz right on to him.
From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
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