FUZZ | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Fuzz

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fʌz
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a frizzy mass of hair or fibre

Short Definition:

mass of hair or fibre

Examples:
  • a fuzz of black hair
  • his face was covered with white fuzz
Definition:

a buzzing or distorted sound, especially one deliberately produced as an effect on an electric guitar.

Short Definition:

buzzing sound

Word: Fuzz

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fʌz
Dialects: British English
Definition:

make or become blurred or indistinct

Short Definition:

make or become indistinct

Examples:
  • snow fuzzes the outlines of the signs
  • her head fuzzed and the classroom swam
Definition:

(of hair) become frizzy

Short Definition:

(of hair) become fluffy

Examples:
  • her hair fuzzed out uncontrollably in the heat

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