frizz
Example Sentences
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I can get only about seventy-five percent of my hair into an elastic at any given time, and messing around with bobby pins is increasing the frizz.
From Literature
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Natalie and her mother had the same brown skin and brown eyes, but Mama’s black hair was straight and never frizzed in the Miami humidity the way Natalie’s did.
From Literature
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We found the two apes, with their telltale ginger frizz and bulbous bellies, grazing in the canopy.
From National Geographic
My frizz had shrunk at least two inches, thanks to the humid air.
From Literature
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And even those without naturally curly hair might notice their hair curling – or, let’s be honest, frizzing – a bit on humid summer days.
From Scientific American
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.