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fuzzball

American  
[fuhz-bawl] / ˈfʌzˌbɔl /

noun

  1. a puffball.


Etymology

Origin of fuzzball

fuzz 1 + ball 1

Example Sentences

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Sometimes we see the beginning of the coerced adoption process, with a person filming their first encounters with some adorable fuzzball up to the moment they decide to take them home.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2024

Stringy physics arrests the collapse, leaving a highly compact star, also known as a fuzzball.

From Scientific American • Aug. 20, 2022

By Thursday afternoon, a gray fuzzball had emerged.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2022

It brightens my space and makes me chuckle every time I see this goofy green fuzzball in the corner of my living room.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2020

And what will happen to Chewbacca’s furry fuzzball hide now that Han Solo’s not around to help him out with a frequent trim?

From The Guardian • May 4, 2016