fuss

[Fuss]

If you are making a fuss, settle down! A fuss is a state of excitement, and it's usually about something not worth worrying or "fussing" about.

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A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.

Noun
a rapid bustling commotion

Noun
a quarrel about petty points

Noun
an angry disturbance; "he didn''t want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"

Noun
an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"

Verb
worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don''t fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

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Verb
care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"


n.
A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.

n.
One who is unduly anxious about trifles.

v. i.
To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.


Fuss

Fuss , n. [Cf. Fusome.] 1. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles. Byron.
Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise
2. One who is unduly anxious about trifles. [R.]
I am a fuss and I don't deny it.

Fuss

Fuss, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fussed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fussing.] To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. Sir W. Scott.

A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.

To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.

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Usage Examples

In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.

Death? Why this fuss about death? Use your imagination, try to visualize a world without death! Death is the essential condition of life, not an evil.

A woman asking 'Am I good? Am I satisfied?' is extremely selfish. The less women fuss about themselves, the less they talk to other women, the more they try to please their husbands, the happier the marriage is going to be.

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Other Usage Examples

Before I was a mom I used to think that parents who worried about their kids watching MTV were just clueless. Now that I'm a mom, I see what the fuss was all about!

This whole fuss did not only damage Fischer's image, but that of the USA as well. The way the Americans treated one of their most popular citizens did not make a positive impression worldwide.

Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness.

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