FUSSING

Verb

fussing

present participle of fuss

Noun

fussing (plural fussings)

Excessive care; act of one who fusses.

Anagrams

• fusings

Source: Wiktionary


FUSS

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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Word of the Day

21 May 2024

FUDGE

(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”


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