frisoter

To curl slightly or in small tight curls. Often seen as frisotant or the participle frisoté. Frisotter is the more common spelling of the same verb.

• Ses cheveux frisotent avec l'humidité. — Her hair goes slightly curly in the damp.
• Elle a des boucles qui frisotent sur la nuque. — She has little curls on the nape of her neck.
• Un enfant aux cheveux frisotés. — A child with tiny curly hair.

It is a variant of frisotter and much less common. In simple French, say friser or avoir les cheveux un peu bouclés.

Often confused with frisotter.