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fuss

/fəs/

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noun
a quarrel about petty points
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bicker bickering pettifoggery spat squabble tiff

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run-in dustup quarrel row words wrangle
noun
a rapid active commotion
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ado bustle flurry hustle stir

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ruction rumpus commotion tumult din ruckus
verb
care for like a mother
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"She fusses over her husband"

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mother overprotect

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give care care
noun
an excited state of agitation
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dither flap pother tizzy

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agitation
verb
worry unnecessarily or excessively
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"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

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fret niggle

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worry
noun
an angry disturbance
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"he didn't want to make a fuss"

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bother hassle trouble

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disturbance perturbation

Examples of fuss

"She fusses over her husband"
"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
"he didn't want to make a fuss"