fuss

[ fuhs ]

/ fʌs /

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noun

an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.

an argument or noisy dispute: They had a fuss about who should wash dishes.

a complaint or protest, especially about something relatively unimportant.

verb (used without object)

to make a fuss; make much ado about trifles: You'll never finish the job if you fuss over details.

to complain especially about something relatively unimportant.

verb (used with object)

to disturb, especially with trifles; annoy; bother.

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Origin of fuss

First recorded in 1695–1705; origin uncertain

SYNONYMS FOR fuss

1 pother, to-do, stir, commotion.

6 pester.

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ANTONYMS FOR fuss

1 inactivity.

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OTHER WORDS FROM fuss

fuss·er, nounun·fussed, adjectiveun·fuss·ing, adjective

Words nearby fuss

fusobacterium, fusocellular, fusospirillary gingivitis, fusospirochetal, fusospirochetal gingivitis, fuss, fuss and feathers, fussbox, fussbudget, fusspot, fussy

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Example sentences from the Web for fussed

All the things you were fussed about in the last six months?
When Activism Is Worse Than Apathy|Nancy Kaffer|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Presently he dropped his hammer, and fussed about for a moment with a tiny wrench.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They knew that the master did not like being looked at and fussed over.
Esther's Charge|Evelyn Everett-Green
"Very interesting; most interesting," fussed Braddock, stretching out his hand.
The Green Mummy|Fergus Hume

Oh, I fussed around some with telephones, wireless, and telegraph instruments.
Ted and the Telephone|Sara Ware Bassett
A square little bald man, a tall gray-haired woman who fussed at her ears, troubled by the change in atmospheric pressure.
West Of The Sun|Edgar Pangborn
Old Quiller turned in also and fussed about him with the solicitude that comes with age.
The Odds|Ethel M. Dell

British Dictionary definitions for fussed

fuss

/ (fʌs) /

noun

nervous activity or agitation, esp when disproportionate or unnecessary

complaint or objectionhe made a fuss over the bill

an exhibition of affection or admiration, esp if excessivethey made a great fuss over the new baby

a quarrel; dispute

verb

(intr) to worry unnecessarily

(intr) to be excessively concerned over trifles

(when intr, usually foll by over) to show great or excessive concern, affection, etc (for)

(intr foll by with) Jamaican to quarrel violently

(tr) to bother (a person)

Derived forms of fuss

fusser, noun

Word Origin for fuss

C18: of uncertain origin

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Idioms and Phrases with fussed

fuss

In addition to the idiom beginning with fuss

fuss and feathers

also see:

kick up a fuss
make a fuss

fuss

noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

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Origin of fuss

SYNONYMS FOR fuss

ANTONYMS FOR fuss

OTHER WORDS FROM fuss

Words nearby fuss

Words related to fussed

Example sentences from the Web for fussed

British Dictionary definitions for fussed

noun

verb

Derived forms of fuss

Word Origin for fuss

Idioms and Phrases with fussed