FUSS

bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir

(noun) a rapid active commotion

bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss

(noun) a quarrel about petty points

fuss, trouble, bother, hassle

(noun) an angry disturbance; “he didn’t want to make a fuss”; “they had labor trouble”; “a spot of bother”

dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap

(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”

fuss, niggle, fret

(verb) worry unnecessarily or excessively; “don’t fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now”

mother, fuss, overprotect

(verb) care for like a mother; “She fusses over her husband”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fuss (countable and uncountable, plural fusses)

(countable or uncountable) Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.

A complaint or noise; a scene.

An exhibition of affection or admiration.

Verb

fuss (third-person singular simple present fusses, present participle fussing, simple past and past participle fussed)

(intransitive) To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.

(intransitive) To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust

(intransitive, especially of babies) To cry or be ill-humoured.

(intransitive, with over) To show affection for, especially animals.

(transitive) To pet.

Usage notes

• Generally used with with, over, or about.

Anagrams

• USSF

Source: Wiktionary


Fuss, n. Etym: [Cf. Fusome.]

1. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles. Byron. Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise Carlyle.

2. One who is unduly anxious about trifles. [R.] I am a fuss and I don't deny it. W. D. Howell.

Fuss, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fussing.]

Definition: To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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