frizz
1 Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
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frizzes
plural
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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
I can’t get no torrefaction I can’t get no frizz redaction and I dry and I dry and I dry and I dry ….
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 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
There’s no mistaking that wild frizz of hair, tied back with a bright beaded keffiyeh.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
It seems chaotic but organised, in much the same way as Tomlin’s wayward black-grey hair frizzes out in every direction.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2015
I’d feel like I was cutting off a part of my body that makes me, well, uniquely me, like my long toes or my wiry hair that frizzes at the hint of rain.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2014
The day's first Frisbee frizzes across the gray sky.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her hair came loose from the neat bun at her neck and flew in long frizzes down to her waist.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
Her hair frizzes around her head in a lovely disc shape.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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