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fuzz1

Syllabification: (fuzz)
Pronunciation: /fəz/

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Definition of fuzz

noun

  • a fluffy or frizzy mass of hair or fiber:a fuzz of black hair his face was covered with white fuzz
  • a blurred image or area:she saw Jess surrounded by a fuzz of sunlight
  • a buzzing or distorted sound, especially one deliberately produced as an effect on an electric guitar.

verb

  • 1make or become blurred or indistinct: [with object]:snow fuzzes the outlines of the signs [no object]:tiny detail can be enlarged to poster size without fuzzing out
  • 2 [no object] (of hair) become fluffy or frizzy:her hair fuzzed out uncontrollably in the heat

Origin:

late 16th century: probably of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Dutch voos, Low German fussig 'spongy'

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