The Collaborative International Dictionary
Friz \Friz\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Frizzing.] [Cf. F. friser to curl, crisp, frizzle, to raise the nap (on certain stuffs); prob.akin to OFries. frisle hair of the head. Cf. Frieze kind of cloth.] [Written also frizz.]
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To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp.
With her hair frizzed short up to her ears.
--Pepys. To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.
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(Leather Manufacture) To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument. Frizzing machine.
(Fabrics) A machine for frizzing the surface of cloth.
(Wood Working) A bench with a revolving cutter head slightly protruding above its surface, for dressing boards.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of frizz English)
Usage examples of "frizzing".
The cat roused itself as a matter of protocol and arched lazily, politely frizzing the fui just behind its snake-shaped head, and when the dust had settled and the gunpowdery smoke had drifted across the yard, the animal sat down, sleepily closed its eyes, and commenced purring as it gently kneaded the dusty earth.
Hobbled by his shackles, his long robes tattered and torn, his black hair frizzing wildly, the physician stretched out his hands to Dain.
Garbed in a long robe of crimson and green stripes, his conical red hat perched on his head and his dark beard frizzing wildly around his jaw, Sulein stared at Dain with a smile of dawning delight.
Some of them looked as if they'd been planted upside down, roots frizzing in the air.
He could visualize physical changes, like frizzing her hair and putting some big rings in her ears and a painted design on her forehead.