English dictionary
fuss
nounPronunciation
fʌs
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a rapid active commotion
noun
- a quarrel about petty points
noun
- an angry disturbance
noun
- an excited state of agitation
verb
- worry unnecessarily or excessively
verb
- care for like a mother
Example sentences
he didn't want to make a fuss
they had labor trouble
a spot of bother
he was in a dither
there was a terrible flap about the theft
don't fuss too much over the grandchildren — they are quite big now
She fusses over her husband