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
A nurse fits a shirt on a newborn who fusses at first and then cries loudly.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2022
She fusses about his health and his attitude, remarking to her son that at least he had given up on his crazy earlier plan:
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2021
Ba's foster mum fusses in the background, making lunch and occasionally interjecting to clarify or add some detail to his account of his journey here from Vietnam.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2020
Her mother fusses with the safety belt and says to Rosa, “I’m going to get you a helmet.”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
