fuss
noun
an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle.
had fussed
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past perfectof fuss.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The flavor of the juk with mushrooms and oysters was a bit undeveloped, but the ginseng-chicken variety tasted as if a worried grandmother had fussed over it all day.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2014
On one possession I learned why he had fussed with his shorts.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2012
Queen Sirikit, herself a famous beauty, had fussed with Pook before the contest, marching her up and down the palace halls to watch her posture.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mrs. Underdown had fussed and laughed over what she called our charming southern accent.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Adele had fussed over us even more than our mother had.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
