[friz] 
verb (used without object), verb (used with object), frizzed, friz⋅zing, noun, plural friz⋅zes.| frizz 1 . |
[friz] | frizzle 2 . |
| frizz 1 (frĭz) tr. & intr.v. frizzed, frizz·ing, frizz·es To form or be formed into small tight curls or tufts. n.
[Alteration (influenced by frizzle2) of French friser, from Old French, possibly from frire, fris-, to fry, from Latin frīgere, to roast, fry.] frizz'er n. |
| frizz 2 (frĭz) v. frizzed, frizz·ing, frizz·es v. tr. To fry or burn with a sizzling noise. v. intr. To make a sizzling noise while frying or searing. [Possibly back-formation from frizzle1.] |
