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fuss
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- pronunciation:
- fuhs
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
excessive nervous activity or needless attention.
As far as I'm concerned, there is way too much fuss over this wedding.- synonyms:
- ado, dither, fidgeting, flutter, nitpicking, pother, stir, to-do
- similar words:
- bluster, bustle, commotion, flurry, furor, hustle, lather, stew, tumult
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| definition 2: |
an argument, complaint, or dispute, esp. over something unimportant.
Don't make a fuss over such a trivial thing.Can you explain to me what this fuss between the two of you is all about?- synonyms:
- bicker, commotion, row, ruckus, rumpus, spat, squabble, tiff
- similar words:
- coil, dispute, grouch, grouse, grumble, quarrel, racket, set-to, to-do, tumult
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| related words: |
activity, ado, disturbance, uproar |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
fusses, fussing, fussed |
| definition 1: |
to pay excessive attention to unimportant things.
She fusses over her hair every morning.- synonyms:
- fiddle, fidget, niggle, pother
- similar words:
- nitpick, putter, stew, tinker
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| definition 2: |
to complain, esp. peevishly.
The baby fussed and cried all afternoon.He's always fussing about the price of things.- synonyms:
- fret, whine
- similar words:
- beef, bellyache, bitch, carp, cavil, complain, crab, gripe, grouch, grouse, grumble, kick, niggle, quibble, repine, squawk, stew
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| related words: |
fret, moan |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to disturb with trifles; bother.
I'm perfectly capable of making this decision myself, so please don't fuss.- synonyms:
- bother, gripe, pester, pother, worry
- similar words:
- annoy, nag, perturb, rattle
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| derivation: |
fusser (n.) |
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