frizz
pronunciation
How to pronounce frizz in British English:
UK [frɪz]
How to pronounce frizz in American English:
US [frɪz]
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- Verb:
- curl tightly
Word Origin
- frizz
- frizz: see fry
- frizz (v.)
- also friz, 1610s (implied in frizzed), probably from French friser "to curl, dress the hair" (16c.), perhaps from stem of frire "to fry, cook" (see fry (v.)). Assimilated to native frizzle. Related: Frizzed; frizzing. As a noun from 1660s, "frizzed hair."
Example
- 1. Creates brilliant shine and eliminates frizz .
- 2. Her hair was caught all to one side in a great bloom of frizz .
- 3. " Her hair was caught all to one side in a great bloom of frizz " ( anne tyler )
- 4. Fat strands of yellow nestle in the tight frizz of his hair .
- 5. Avon advance techniques frizz control instant recharge treatment .