Fuss

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Needlessly nervous or useless activity; commotion: There was a lot of fuss on moving day.
  • n. A state of excessive and unwarranted concern over an unimportant matter: made a big fuss over one low test grade.
  • n. An objection; a protest: The longer working hours caused a big fuss.
  • n. A quarrel.
  • n. A display of affectionate excitement and attention: Everyone made a fuss over the new baby.
  • verb-intransitive. To trouble or worry over trifles.
  • verb-intransitive. To be excessively careful or solicitous: fussed over their children.
  • verb-intransitive. To get into or be in a state of nervous or useless activity: fussed with the collar of his coat.
  • verb-intransitive. To object; complain.
  • v. To disturb or vex with unimportant matters.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something
  • v. To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.
  • v. To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust; to worry something
  • v. To cry or be ill-humoured.
  • v. To show affection for, especially animals.
  • v. To pet.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.
  • n. One who is unduly anxious about trifles; a fussbudget.
  • verb-intransitive. To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Trifling, useless, or annoying activity; disorderly bustle; an anxious display of petty energy.
  • n. A disturbing course of action; a display of perturbed feeling; disturbance; tumult: as, to make a fuss over a disappointment.
  • n. A large, fat, bustling person.
  • To make much ado about trifles; make a bustle.
  • To disturb or confuse with trifling matters.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a quarrel about petty points
  • n. a rapid active commotion
  • n. an excited state of agitation
  • n. an angry disturbance
  • v. worry unnecessarily or excessively
  • v. care for like a mother
  • Verb Form
    fussed    fusses    fussing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    words    run-in    wrangle    row    quarrel    dustup    din    ruckus    rumpus    commotion   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tumult    bustle    fussbudget    disturbance    ado    to-do    puckery    fidge    commotion    stir   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Gus    Huss    Pruss    Rus    Russ    adjusts    bus    buss    cuss    discuss   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hurry    commotion    turmoil    distraction    bloodshed    nuisance    hubbub    inconvenience    bustle    racket