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| 1. | [ verb ] worry unnecessarily or excessively | |
| Synonyms: | fret niggle | |
| Examples: | "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" |
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| Related terms: | worry scruple dither fret | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an excited state of agitation | |
| Synonyms: | pother tizzy flap dither | |
| Examples: | "he was in a dither" "there was a terrible flap about the theft" |
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| Related terms: | agitation dither | |
| 3. | [ verb ] care for like a mother | |
| Synonyms: | mother overprotect | |
| Examples: | "She fusses over her husband" |
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| Related terms: | care bustle | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a quarrel about petty points | |
| Synonyms: | bickering squabble tiff spat pettifoggery bicker | |
| Related terms: | quarrel quibble | |
| 5. | [ noun ] an angry disturbance | |
| Synonyms: | trouble hassle bother | |
| Examples: | "he didn't want to make a fuss" "they had labor trouble" "a spot of bother" |
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| Related terms: | perturbation harass | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 22275 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a rapid bustling commotion | |
| Synonyms: | flurry bustle ado stir hustle | |
| Related terms: | commotion mother bustle | |
| Similar spelling: |
fussy fuse fusee Fusco fug fuzz fuze Fuji fugu fugo fuck |
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