fuss

fuss
1. noun
1)

what's all the fuss about?

Syn:
ado, excitement, agitation, pother, stir, commotion, confusion, disturbance, brouhaha, uproar, furor, palaver, foofaraw, tempest in a teapot, much ado about nothing; bother, fluster, flurry, bustle; informal hoo-ha, to-do, ballyhoo, song and dance, performance, pantomime
2)

they settled in with very little fuss

Syn:
bother, trouble, inconvenience, effort, exertion, labor; informal hassle
3)

he didn't put up a fuss

Syn:
protest, complaint, objection, grumble, grouse; informal gripe
2. verb

he was still fussing over his clothes

Syn:
worry about, fret about, be anxious about, be agitated about, make a big thing out of; informal flap about, be in a tizzy over/about, be in a stew over/about

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  • fuss´er — fuss «fuhs», noun, verb. –n. 1. much bother about small matters; useless talk and worry; attention given to something not worth it: »She got under weigh with very little fuss (Richard Henry Dana). The king and queen meant to treat this fuss about …   Useful english dictionary

  • fuss´i|ly — fuss|y «FUHS ee», adjective, fuss|i|er, fuss|i|est. 1. a) hard to please; hard to satisfy; very particular: »A sick person is likely to be fussy about his food; nothing suits him …   Useful english dictionary

  • fuss|y — «FUHS ee», adjective, fuss|i|er, fuss|i|est. 1. a) hard to please; hard to satisfy; very particular: »A sick person is likely to be fussy about his food; nothing suits him …   Useful english dictionary

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  • fuss — (n.) 1701, perhaps an alteration of force, or imitative of bubbling or sputtering sounds, or from Dan. fjas foolery, nonsense. First attested in Anglo Irish writers, but no obvious connections to Irish. The verb is first attested 1792, from the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • fuss — [fus] n. [17th c. slang, prob. echoic] 1. a flurry of nervous, excited, often needless activity; bustle 2. a state of excessive nervousness, agitation, etc. ☆ 3. a quarrel or argument 4. a showy display of delight, approval, etc. vi. 1. to cause… …   English World dictionary

  • fuss at — ˈfuss at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fuss at he/she/it fusses at present participle fussing at past tense fussed at past parti …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fuss — Fuss, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fussing}.] To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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