Definition of frizz
transitive verb
: to form into small tight curls
intransitive verb
of hair : to form a mass of tight curls
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Origin and Etymology of frizz
French friser
frizz
Definition of frizz
1 : a tight curl
2 : hair that is tightly curled
Examples of frizz in a Sentence
She used gel on her hair to control the frizz.
a photograph of a 1920s flapper with that trademark frizz on the forehead
First Known Use of frizz
1668
frizz
Definition of frizz
transitive verb
: to fry or sear with a sizzling noise
intransitive verb
: sizzle
Origin and Etymology of frizz
alteration of 1fry
FRIZZ Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of frizz for English Language Learners
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: very tightly curled hair
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