fuss

  • 21fuss — [[t]fʌ̱s[/t]] fusses, fussing, fussed 1) N SING: also no det Fuss is anxious or excited behaviour which serves no useful purpose. I don t know what all the fuss is about... He just gets down to work without any fuss. Syn: bother 2) VERB If you… …

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  • 22fuss — 1 noun 1 (singular) nervous or anxious behaviour that is usually about unimportant things : be a fuss: James said he d better be getting back or there d be a fuss. | get/be in a fuss: She gets in such a fuss before people come to dinner. 2… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23fuss — I n. 1) to kick up, make a fuss 2) a fuss about, over II v. 1) (D; intr.) to fuss about, over 2) (D; intr.) to fuss with * * * [fʌs] make a fuss over (D; intr.) to fuss about (D; intr.) to fuss with …

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  • 24fuss — 01. My grandma always liked to [fuss] over us kids, making sure we were properly dressed, making us eat more, etc. 02. We never made a [fuss] over birthdays in our house. We just had a simple dinner, with a small cake, and a couple of small… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 25fuss — /fʌs / (say fus) noun 1. an excessive display of anxious activity; needless or useless bustle. 2. a commotion, argument, or dispute. 3. a person given to fussing. –verb (t) 4. to worry or perturb: going to the dentist doesn t fuss her. –verb (i)… …

  • 26fuss — fusser, n. /fus/, n. 1. an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby. 2. an argument or noisy dispute: They had a fuss about who should wash dishes. 3. a complaint or… …

    Universalium

  • 27fuss — [fʌs] noun [singular/U] I unnecessary worry or excitement about something What is all the fuss about?[/ex] • make a fuss of to give a person or animal a lot of attention in order to show that you love them[/ex] II verb [I] fuss [fʌs] to behave in …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 28Fuss — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Patronyme Sonja Fuss (1978) est une footballeuse allemande. Théophile Dominique Gustave Fuss (1850 1893) est un avocat et homme politique belge …

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  • 29fuss — Synonyms and related words: addle, addle the wits, ado, agitate, agitation, air a grievance, altercation, argument, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, beef, befuddle, bellyache, bewilder, bicker, bickering, bitch, bleat, blood feud, blow off, bluff,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 30fuss — 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, f …

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