fuzzy over
C1 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To make something vague or unclear, usually to avoid giving a direct answer or dealing with a difficult detail.
Literal meaning: To cover something with fuzziness (indistinctness), making its edges unclear.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To make a topic, distinction, or detail deliberately vague or imprecise, often to avoid committing to a clear position.
"The politician fuzzied over the cost estimates whenever journalists pressed him for specifics."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Rare and not universally recognised. 'Fuzzy' as a verb is itself non-standard; this construction uses it as a verbal phrase. More commonly expressed as 'be vague about', 'gloss over', or 'blur the lines'. May be encountered in journalistic or analytical writing.
Commonly used with
the distinction the details the facts the boundary the issue the question
Forms
Base
fuzzy over
I/you/we/they
3rd person
fuzzies over
he/she/it
Past simple
fuzzied over
yesterday
Past participle
fuzzied over
have + pp
-ing form
fuzzying over
continuous
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