1
: fine light particles or fibers (as of down or fluff)
2
: a blurred effect
fuzzed; fuzzing; fuzzes
1
: to fly off in or become covered with fluffy particles
2
: to become blurred
her frame of reference fuzzing at the edges—
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Examples of fuzz in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a comfortable old sweater with clumps of fuzz all over it
Verb
picture postcards never show those not-infrequent days when the coastal scenery is fuzzed up by fog
Noun (2)
we've got to get out of here before the fuzz catches on to our scam
the weary fuzz hauled in yet another drunk
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Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
On the run from the 16th-century fuzz, the titular pauper flings himself over the palace walls and meets the stately king in one long, sweeping vertical pan from royal feet to flat cap.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 18 June 2024
Robert Moilanen, Star Tribune, 27 Dec. 2020
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Noun
And now, an entire global travel economy has emerged around 2.1 ounces of yellow fuzz.
—Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
On the run from the 16th-century fuzz, the titular pauper flings himself over the palace walls and meets the stately king in one long, sweeping vertical pan from royal feet to flat cap.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 18 June 2024
Verb
In his inaugural address, Biden must not fuzz the line between fiction and nonfiction.
—Robert Moilanen, Star Tribune, 27 Dec. 2020
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“Fuzz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuzz. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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