frizz

/frɪz/
/frɪz/
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Other forms: frizzed; frizzes; frizzing

Definitions of frizz
  1. verb
    curl tightly
    synonyms: crape, crimp, frizzle, kink, kink up
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    type of:
    curl, wave
    twist or roll into coils or ringlets
  2. noun
    the condition of being formed into small tight curls
    “her hair was in a frizz”
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    type of:
    condition, status
    a state at a particular time
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