fuss
noun
an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle.
fusses
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present tense formof fuss (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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While Lord Wynstowe fusses around measuring chins and noses, Charlie and Alice are concerned with the grosser features of the human body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
But she pays little attention as she fusses around the grave and whispers sweet nothings to her dead son.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
Julie fusses over her mother, trying to make Rosalind happy, trying to understand her mother as she watches time slipping away.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
Put her back in her crib, and if she fusses and cries again, go back and hold or rock her until she stops.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2022
Hilda fusses with the collar on my jacket, smoothing and tucking and pressing it.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
