defuzz

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verb

To remove fuzz or fuzziness from.

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Meanings

verbdefuzz (third-person singular simple present defuzzes, present participle defuzzing, simple past and past participle defuzzed)

present singular third person defuzzes · participle present defuzzing · participle past defuzzed · past defuzzed

  1. transitiveTo remove fuzz or fuzziness from.

    "What about defuzzing the sweater?" Kat added, looking thoughtful. "You know, when sweaters get those balls of fuzz."

    2014, Penny Reid, Neanderthal Marries Human

Origin

From de- + fuzz.

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APA

defuzz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defuzz

MLA

“defuzz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defuzz. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defuzz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defuzz.

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