hair ball

noun

Definition of hair ball

: a compact mass of hair formed in the stomach especially of a shedding animal (such as a cat) that cleanses its coat by licking

Examples of hair ball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Of course, last February's crash was driven by a black-swan hair ball, the COVID pandemic. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2021 The personal histories of Khan’s characters are so enmeshed that tracing back their connections is like trying to untangle a hair ball. — Maureen Corrigan, miamiherald, 22 Feb. 2018 That means no plucking hair balls out of the intake, and no worry of the vacuum malfunctioning mid-cycle. — Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2017 What drives the critics wild is her personal writing and its nonstop examination of self, one damn hair ball at a time. — Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2017

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