Frizing

/ˈfraɪzɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The present participle of 'friz'; the action of curling, crimping, or making hair fuzzy.

Etymology

From 'friz' (to curl) with the gerund/present participle suffix '-ing,' creating a verb form that describes the ongoing action of curling hair.

Kelly Says

The phrase 'frizzing irons' appears regularly in 18th and 19th-century beauty books—these were specialized heated tools that took tremendous skill to use without singling the hair!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንበሳ
an-be-sa
ARالعربية
مُجعد
mu-j-jad
BNবাংলা
কুঁচকে
koon-ch-keh
CACatalà
fresc
fressk
CSČeština
vlnitý
vln-ee-tee
DADansk
krøllet
kroel-et
DEDeutsch
gefriselt
geh-free-selt
ELΕλληνικά
κατσαρό
ka-tsa-roh
ESEspañol
rizado
ree-sah-doh
FAفارسی
موجدار
moo-jad-ar
FISuomi
kuvioitu
koo-vee-oh-too
FRFrançais
frisé
free-zay
GUGU
કાંકળી
kaan-ka-lee
HAHA
kankare
kan-ka-reh
HEעברית
עקום
e-k-oom
HIहिन्दी
झुंझला
jhu-n-jha-la
HUMagyar
frizura
free-zoo-rah
IDBahasa Indonesia
keriting
ker-i-ting
IGIG
akwụkwụ
ak-wuk-wu
ITItaliano
crespo
kresh-poh
JA日本語
くせ毛
ku-se-ge
KKKK
шашқа
sha-sh-ka
KMKM
ក្រវាយ
kra-vay
KO한국어
곱슬곱슬
gop-seul-gop-seul
MRMR
कोळी
ko-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
keriting
ker-i-ting
MYမြန်မာ
တွင်း
twint
NLNederlands
gekruld
geh-kroold
NONorsk
krøllete
kroel-le-teh
PAPA
ਕੁਕુ
koo-koo
PLPolski
falowany
fa-lo-va-nee
PTPortuguês
rizado
ree-zah-doh
RORomână
crețat
kresh-tah-t
RUРусский
завитой
zah-vee-toy
SVSvenska
krullig
krool-lig
SWKiswahili
kucha
koo-cha
TAதமிழ்
குறுக்கு
koo-ru-kku
TEతెలుగు
కంగు
kan-goo
THไทย
หยิก
yik
TLTL
kulot
koo-lot
TRTürkçe
kırık
kir-ik
UKУкраїнська
завитий
zah-vee-tee
URاردو
مچل
mach-al
VITiếng Việt
shu
YOYO
kàkà
ka-ka
ZH中文
卷发
juan fa
ZUZU
ngezane
nge-za-neh

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