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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fuss /fʌs/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an excessive display of attention or activity:made a fuss over a little accident.
- an argument or noisy dispute.
- a complaint or protest, esp. about something relatively unimportant.
v. [ no obj] - to care too much about small and unimportant things:to fuss over details.
- to behave in a busy or nervous manner;
flutter about:mothers fussing over their children. - to complain, esp. about something relatively unimportant:to fuss and fume about the delay.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fuss (fus),USA pronunciation n. - an excessive display of anxious attention or activity;
needless or useless bustle:They made a fuss over the new baby. - an argument or noisy dispute:They had a fuss about who should wash dishes.
- a complaint or protest, esp. about something relatively unimportant.
v.i. - to make a fuss;
make much ado about trifles:You'll never finish the job if you fuss over details. - to complain esp. about something relatively unimportant.
v.t. - to disturb, esp. with trifles;
annoy; bother.
- origin, originally uncertain 1695–1705
fuss′er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . pother, to-do, stir, commotion.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . pester.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . inactivity.
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