fuss

noun

  1. 1

    a rapid active commotion

  2. 2

    a quarrel about petty points

  3. 3

    an angry disturbance

    he didn't want to make a fuss

    they had labor trouble

  4. 4

    an excited state of agitation

    he was in a dither

    there was a terrible flap about the theft

verb

  1. 1

    worry unnecessarily or excessively

    don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now

  2. 2

    care for like a mother

    She fusses over her husband

Synonyms

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