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defrizz

UK/diːˈfɹɪz/

defrizz verb: to remove the frizz from (hair).

Verb

defrizz (third-person singular simple present defrizzes, present participle defrizzing, simple past and past participle defrizzed)

  1. (transitive) To remove the frizz from (hair).
    • He's defrizzed my hair and penciled it in as flowing curls, pared down my weight, added several inches to my height and given my outfit a designer edge.2003, Jacqueline Wilson, Girls Out Late

Forms of defrizz

third-person singular presentdefrizzes
present participledefrizzing
past participledefrizzed
pastdefrizzed

Origin of defrizz

From de- + frizz.

Questions about defrizz

What does defrizz mean?
Defrizz means to remove the frizz from (hair).
What part of speech is defrizz?
Defrizz is a verb.
How do you pronounce defrizz?
Defrizz is pronounced /diːˈfɹɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of defrizz?
The past tense of defrizz is defrizzed.

Words near defrizz in the dictionary

  1. defriends
  2. defringe
  3. defringed
  4. defringes
  5. defringing
  6. defrizz
  7. defrizzed
  8. defrizzes
  9. defrizzing
  10. defrock
  11. defrocked

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