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frizz

/fɹɪz/ · verb

Meaning

  1. Of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls.
  2. To curl; to make frizzy.
  3. To form into little burs, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.
  4. To make (leather) soft and of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.
  5. To fry, cook, or sear with a sizzling noise; to sizzle.
  6. A mass of tightly curled or unruly hair.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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