frizz
1 Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
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the state of being frizzed.
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something frizzed; frizzed hair.
verb (used with or without object)
verb
noun
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hair that has been frizzed
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the state of being frizzed
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Etymology
Origin of frizz
First recorded in 1650–60; back formation from frizzle 1
Example Sentences
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We found the two apes, with their telltale ginger frizz and bulbous bellies, grazing in the canopy.
From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024
This is the only restaurant I know that crowns it with a frizz of fried dried shredded flank steak and fills it with corn cream, a discovery made when fork strikes core.
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022
“I don’t want to frizz it out,” Holcomb said.
From Washington Times • Aug. 5, 2021
It wants to frizz up even though my hair is straight.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2021
Then she smiled as if it was all she could do to keep from laughing at the frizz at the end of my braid.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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