English to English

fuss

(f/@/s )

an excited state of agitation(noun.state)

Synonym:
dither, flap, pother, tizzy

source: wordnet30
an angry disturbance(noun.event)

Example:
He didn't want to make a fuss.

Synonym:
bother, hassle, trouble

source: wordnet30
a quarrel about petty points(noun.communication)

Synonym:
bicker, bickering, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff

source: wordnet30
a rapid active commotion(noun.act)

Synonym:
ado, bustle, flurry, hustle, stir

source: wordnet30
A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.(noun)

source: webster1913

worry unnecessarily or excessively(verb.emotion)

Example:
Don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now.

Synonym:
fret, niggle

source: wordnet30
care for like a mother(verb.social)

Example:
She fusses over her husband.

Synonym:
mother, overprotect

source: wordnet30
To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.(verb)

source: webster1913

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