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fuss
noun
verb
A rapid active commotion
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fʌs
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noun
A rapid active commotion
noun
A quarrel about petty points
noun
An angry disturbance
“He didn't want to make a fuss”
noun
An excited state of agitation
“He was in a dither”
verb
Worry unnecessarily or excessively
“Don't fuss too much over the grandchildren — they are quite big now”
verb
Care for like a mother
“She fusses over her husband”
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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
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