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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frizz.

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Examples

  • "frizzes," pointing out the necessity for having smooth, neat hair, particularly in the kitchen.

    The Complete Home Oliver R. [Contributor] Williamson 1907

  • Apr. 6th, 2010 11: 04 pm (UTC) you don't need to shower every day, but I do find that if I don't shower I either have to stick my head in the sink for 30 seconds and then scrunch it with some conditioner on my hands, or I have to brush my hair out and tie it back, because sleeping on it frizzes it out pretty badly.

    HAIR karenhealey 2010

  • But for folks whose hair frizzes at just the hint of moisture in the air, I sympathize.

    Beat the heat, watch the World Cup, and have an A.M. cocktail 2010

  • He wears his banana-hammock shorts high and tight, and when his shoulder-length ponytail becomes unslicked, it frizzes into an angry mane.

    FLY FISHING WITH DARTH VADER MATT LABASH 2010

  • Little frizzes of hair stuck out all over her head.

    The Limit Kristen Landon 2010

  • Fight the frizzes with your favorite hair serum or leave in conditioner.

    Louis Licari: How to Not Look Like a Hot Mess at the Beach 2010

  • The long traffic lights as soon as you hit the city, the way your hair always frizzes up when it rains, the static electric shock you get every time you unlock your car door.

    They 2009

  • The long traffic lights as soon as you hit the city, the way your hair always frizzes up when it rains, the static electric shock you get every time you unlock your car door.

    They 2009

  • Lavender Girl Headbands, Blax snag-free ponytail holders, and the clear brow gel to help with those frizzes around your face.

    Michele Wissot: The Fix Finder: Beauty Tips And Fixes For That Haggard Feeling 2008

  • I blow dry my hair until it's 80% dry, then am frustrated when it frizzes out because it wasn't dry all the way.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Cake for Breakfast 2008

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