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fuss
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- pronunciation:
- fuhs
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
activity or attention that is not necessary.
There was a lot of fuss over my sister's wedding.- synonyms:
- fidgeting, flutter, stir
- similar words:
- bluster, commotion, flurry, hustle, lather, stew
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| related words: |
activity, uproar |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
fusses, fussing, fussed |
| definition 1: |
to pay too much attention to things that are not important.
She fusses over her hair for an hour every morning.- synonyms:
- fiddle, fidget
- similar words:
- putter, stew
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| definition 2: |
to complain about things that are not important.
He fussed about the price of everything on the menu.- synonyms:
- fret, whine
- similar words:
- complain, grouch, grumble, kick, squawk, stew
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| related words: |
fret, moan |
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| derivation: |
fusser (n.) |
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