to fuzz
- verb
- /fʌz/
- Rather it fuzzes things up so you don't have to deal with messy facts.
- fuzz someone's brain
- fuzz the screen
- fuzz the issue
Rather it fuzzes things up so you don't have to deal with messy facts.
- Rather it fuzzes things up so you don't have to deal with messy facts.
Examples
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The image fuzzed and vanished.
Fiction book (1990) -
Suddenly, all the screens fuzz out.
Fiction book (1998) -
So don't try to fuzz it, this is an actual thing.
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And absolutely do not let anyone fuzz up or add vagueness to this communication.
Blog text (30) -
The dregs of a migraine hangover fuzzed her brain, and her nerves were stretched to the breaking point at the prospect of facing the Quinns.
Fiction book (1999) -
Pale green buds fuzzed the birches along Amos Ridge, and the ground was soggy and almost black with runoff.
Fiction book (1998) -
Bachman-Turner Overdrive drifts up from the galley on badly fuzzed speakers as Brian climbs the ladder.
Fiction book (1991) -
As the sun set, the scenery began to fuzz, creating a dreamy effect over the landscape.
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After staring at the book for too long, the words seemed to fuzz together on the page.
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The artist decided to fuzz the edges of her painting to give it a softer, more ethereal look.
Synonyms
To make something hard to see or understand
Make something less clear or more confusing
To make something hard to see or understand
To make thoughts or words unclear, often from noise and tiredness
Antonyms
Compounds
How Blurry
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb fuzz comes from the same idea as fuzzy — to make edges soft like fine hair — so to fuzz an image or sound is to make it blurry or unclear.