fuzztone

Variant of fuzz

noun

  1. very loose, light particles of down, wool, etc.; fine hairs or fibers: the fuzz on a peach
  2. a blurred, distorted audio effect deliberately produced when amplifying the sounds of an electronic musical instrument, as by overloading an amplification circuit

Origin: < ? Du voos, spongy, or back-form. < fuzzy

intransitive verb, transitive verb

  1. to cover or become covered with fuzz
  2. to make or become fuzzy
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