raise a ruckus over something unimportant; worry, bother, harass
excitement, confusion, commotion, noise; loud argument, quarrel
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Fuss Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. i.)
To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.
To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.
(n.)
One who is unduly anxious about trifles.
One who is unduly anxious about trifles.
(n.)
A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.
fuss
\fuss\ (?), n. [cf. fusome.]
1. a tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles. zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise arlyle.
2. one who is unduly anxious about trifles. [r.] i am a fuss and i don't deny it. d. howell.
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. w. scott.
fuss
n
1. an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: dither, pother, tizzy, flap]
2. an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: trouble, bother, hassle]
3. petty quarrel [syn: bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble]
4. a rapid bustling commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, stir]
v 1: worry unnecessarily of excessively [syn: niggle, fret]
2: care for like a mother; "she fusses over her husband" [syn: mother, overprotect]
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fuss-budget
Noun
1. an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
(synonym) dither, pother, tizzy, flap
(hypernym) agitation
(derivation) niggle, fret
2. an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
(synonym) trouble, bother, hassle
(hypernym) perturbation, disturbance
3. a quarrel about petty points
(synonym) bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery
(hypernym) quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup
4. a rapid bustling commotion
(synonym) bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, stir
(hypernym) commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
(derivation) mother, overprotect
Verb
1. worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
(synonym) niggle, fret
(hypernym) worry
(hyponym) scruple
(derivation) dither, pother, tizzy, flap
2. care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"
(synonym) mother, overprotect
(hypernym) care, give care
(derivation) bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, stir
Fuss Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Fuss may refer to:
- 4778 Fuss, a main-belt asteroid
- Fuss (surname), a surname
- Fuss Pot, a fictional character
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