FRIZZ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does frizz mean? 

• FRIZZ (noun)
  The noun FRIZZ has 1 sense:

1. the condition of being formed into small tight curls

  Familiarity information: FRIZZ used as a noun is very rare.

• FRIZZ (verb)
  The verb FRIZZ has 1 sense:

1. curl tightly

  Familiarity information: FRIZZ used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRIZZ (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The condition of being formed into small tight curls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

her hair was in a frizz

Hypernyms ("frizz" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

frizzy ((of hair) in small tight curls)

• FRIZZ (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they frizz    ... he / she / it frizzes   
Past simple: frizzed   
Past participle: frizzed   
-ing form: frizzing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Curl tightly

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

crape; crimp; frizz; frizzle; kink; kink up

Context example:

crimp hair

Hypernyms (to "frizz" is one way to...):

curl; wave (twist or roll into coils or ringlets)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They frizz their hair