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.

OTHER WORDS FOR fuss

1 pother, to-do, stir, commotion.

6 pester.

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OPPOSITES FOR fuss

1 inactivity.

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Origin of fuss

First recorded in 1695–1705; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM fuss

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

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How to use fuss in a sentence

Focus on heated vests that recharge fastWhen it comes to getting dressed and out the door, we all want to do it fast and without fuss.
Best heated vest: Beat the cold weather with the right winter gear|PopSci Commerce Team|February 9, 2021|Popular-Science
It’s a platform for merchants to create their own digital shops with minimal fuss and limited technical know-how.
Shopify is “arming the rebels” against Amazon|Marc Bain|January 9, 2021|Quartz
I figured it’s finally time to learn what all the backcountry-touring fuss is about—and I know I won’t be the only newbie strapping into a splitboard in search of untracked pow and a new form of cardio.
A Beginner’s Guide to Splitboarding|Amelia Arvesen|December 26, 2020|Outside Online
So far in every engagement we’ve had with the FTC and attorneys general, their feedback has been, “Now that we understand the data, we’re not actually sure what the fuss is about.”
Intuit’s CEO on the $7.1 billion Credit Karma acquisition, reorienting toward A.I., and reskilling workers|Geoffrey Colvin|December 22, 2020|Fortune

Three-pound dumbbells, a backlit control console, and a Bluetooth heart rate armband allow users to engage in their preferred level of workout with minimal fuss and downtime.
Best exercise bike: Get your miles in without leaving the house|PopSci Commerce Team|December 19, 2020|Popular-Science
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
Security detail was somewhat fussed when D.C. police made FTC 0001 move because the minivan was blocking rush hour traffic.
Up to a Point: The U.S. Government’s Minimum Wage Is $430 Million Per Hour|P. J. O’Rourke|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
America never fussed over Ukraine before, so why exactly should we now?
Three Questions for Ukraine Hawks|Michael Tomasky|March 19, 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
No one had fussed over him like that since his mother died, and he was touchingly grateful.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice
The colonel, exercising his owner's prerogative, would have fussed about The Rogue until the last minute.
Garrison's Finish|W. B. M. Ferguson
Mrs. Pagnell fussed about being seen on her emergence from the Jolly Cricketers.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
Paul ground away at the letters, whilst Mr. Pappleworth fussed over various jobs.
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence
We throbbed out of our yard above Hammersmith Bridge, fussed about for a moment, and headed down stream.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for fuss

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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