To make something deliberately or inadvertently vague or unclear, often to avoid dealing with it precisely.
To make something vague or unclear, usually to avoid giving a direct answer or dealing with a difficult detail.
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
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."
To cover something with fuzziness (indistinctness), making its edges unclear.
To make something vague or unclear, usually to avoid giving a direct answer or dealing with a difficult detail.
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.
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