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
Recent Examples on the WebAlex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
Or in spring, where there was this great fuzz of pink sea thrift, and the call the seagulls was just amazing.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2023
Robert Moilanen, Star Tribune, 27 Dec. 2020
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Noun
Being relatively big and covered in black-and-yellow fuzz allows the world’s roughly 250 bumblebee species to withstand more frigid temperatures than honeybees, which are generally daintier and less hairy, and are not native to North America.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
Or in spring, where there was this great fuzz of pink sea thrift, and the call the seagulls was just amazing.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2023
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 7 Jul. 2024.
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