fuzzing
6.9
Small soft fibers that appear on cloth after washing or wearing
- noun
- /ˈfʌzɪŋ/
:
pilling
- After several washes, the shirt developed unsightly fuzzing on its sleeves.
Examples
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You can see the fuzzing on the fabric, especially around the collar and cuffs.
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The old blanket was covered in fuzzing, making it look worn and fluffy.
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This, this beautiful white fuzz here is going to start forming.
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It looks like fuzz on a sweater, but it's pork tremendous.
Synonyms
lint
vsfuzzing
24
3.7
Very small soft threads that come off clothes and make fluff
focuses on the gradual surface wear that produces those detached fibres
fuzz
vsfuzzing
16
2.7
Fine soft hair that grows on skin or plants
describes the process that creates such threads on fabric
furriness
vsfuzzing
3.7
A soft, fuzzy covering on an animal or piece of cloth
refers to the ongoing formation of tiny fibers on fabric surfaces
Antonyms
How Fuzzy
Surface Forms
Morphology
fuzzing = fuzz (transparent) = fuzz + ing
This is a regular -ing nominalization of 'fuzz' and the meaning follows directly from the base verb.
Etymology
Fuzzing comes from the word fuzz, which means small soft fibers like tiny hairs; when cloth wears and makes that soft, hairy surface it is described as fuzzing.