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frizz

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frizz 1  (frz)
tr. & intr.v. frizzed, frizz·ing, frizz·es
To form or be formed into small tight curls or tufts.
n.
1. The condition of being frizzed.
2. A small tight curl or tuft.

[Alteration (influenced by frizzle) of French friser, from Old French, possibly from frire, fris-, to fry, from Latin frgere, to roast, fry.]

frizzer n.

frizz 2  (frz)
v. frizzed, frizz·ing, frizz·es
v.tr.
To fry or burn with a sizzling noise.
v.intr.
To make a sizzling noise while frying or searing.

[Possibly back-formation from frizzle.]

frizz [frɪz]
vb
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) (of the hair, nap, etc.) to form or cause (the hair, etc.) to form tight wiry curls or crisp tufts
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) hair that has been frizzed
2. the state of being frizzed
[from French friser to curl, shrivel up (see frisette): influenced by frizzle1]
frizzer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.frizz - the condition of being formed into small tight curls; "her hair was in a frizz"
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
Verb1.frizz - curl tightly; "crimp hair"
curl, wave - twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
Translations
frizz [frɪz]
A. Nrizos mpl pequeños y muy apretados
B. VT [+ hair] → rizar con rizos pequeños y muy apretados

frizz
vt hairkräuseln
visich kräuseln, kraus werden
nKraushaar nt

frizz [frɪz]
1. vtincrespare
2. nriccio

frizz [frɪz]
1. vtincrespare
2. nriccio

frizz
v frizz [friz]
to (cause hair to) form a mass of tight curls The hairdresser frizzed her hair. kroes يُجَعِّدُ الشَّعْر къдря nakadeřit krølle kräuseln κατσαρώνω rizar säbrutama فرفری کردن kähertää friser לְסַלסֵל घुंघराले बनाना nakovrčati (kosu) göndörít mengeriting gera mjög hrokkið arricciare ちぢらせる 곱슬곱슬하게 하다 sugarbanoti, suraityti cirtot/sprogot (matus); cirtoties; sprogoties mengeriting kroezen kruse, krølle skręcić (włosy) frizar a încreţi, a ondula завивать kučeraviť nakodrati ukovrdžati krusa, krulla ดัด (ผม) kıvırmak, kıvrılmak 使捲曲 завивати(ся) بالوں کو گھونگر ڈالنا phi dê 使
adj frizzy
(of hair) in very small curls He had frizzy red hair. kroes مُتَجَعِّد къдрав kudrnatý krøllet kraus κατσαρός crespo, rizado säbruline وزوزی kähärä crépu מְסוּלסָל घुंघराले nakovrčana, kovrčava göndör keriting kecil-kecil (snar)hrokkinn riccio ちぢれた 곱슬곱슬한 labai susiraitęs, garbanotas (par matiem) cirtains; sprogains kerinting kroezig kruset, med tette krøller kędzierzawy frizado creţ, ondulat курчавый kučeravý nakodran kovrdžav krusig, krullig หยิกเล็กน้อย kıvrım kıvrım, kıvırcık 滿是捲結的;捲曲的 кучерявий گھونگریالے (tóc) quăn tít


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I love my curls but, some days, I totally lose the frizz fight
Her hair a mass of blond frizz, Lauper makes an effectively grim and brassy whore, although her initial rendering of Threepenny's famous "Song of the Extraordinary Crimes of Mac the Knife" sounded a little thin on the day I saw it.
The rest of the flow program's hair was just as troubling, with Max from Kansas City's Ralph Malph-nest of ginger frizz being the closest as any of them came to carrying on Toy Machine's tradition of hair excellence.
 
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