fuss

Speech parts

1. fuss - Noun

2. fuss - Verb

Meaning

A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.

One who is unduly anxious about trifles.

To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ado tiff niggle bicker trouble stir flap fret bother spat flurry bickering bustle hustle squabble

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Antonyms

chill out hush support rest serenity agreement

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Hypernyms

din rumpus care row disturbance worry

Hyponyms

flap scruple dither pother

Phrases with the word

make a fuss kicked up a fuss no fuss, no muss fuss around cause a fuss big fuss

Derivatives

fussed fussing

Anagrams

USSF

Examples

Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness. Aleister Crowley

All this fuss about sleeping together. For physical pleasure I'd sooner go to my dentist any day. Evelyn Waugh

When I was young, I was extremely scared of dying. But now I think it a very, very wise arrangement. It's like a light that is extinguished. Not very much to make a fuss about. Ingmar Bergman

Mules make a great fuss about their ancestors having been horses. German Proverb

The is unnecessary to make a fuss of any sort of thrash. Swedish Proverb

Can't have a family fuss without the whole town knowing about it. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

fusospirochetal fusospirochetal gingivitis fusospirochete fuss about fuss around fuss over