Definitions for fuss



Overview of noun fuss

The noun fuss has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap

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

2. fuss, trouble, bother, hassle

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

3. bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss

(a quarrel about petty points)

4. bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir

(a rapid active commotion)


Overview of verb fuss

The verb fuss has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) fuss, niggle, fret

(worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren

2. (1) mother, fuss, overprotect

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

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