fuss
1. an excited state of agitation (Freq. 1)
- he was in a dither
- there was a terrible flap about the theft
• Syn:
dither, pother, tizzy, flap
• Derivationally related forms:
flap (for: flap), pother (for: pother), dither (for: dither)
• Hypernyms:
agitation
2. an angry disturbance
- he didn't want to make a fuss
- they had labor trouble
- a spot of bother
• Syn:
trouble, bother, hassle
• Derivationally related forms:
hassle (for: hassle), bother (for: bother)
• Hypernyms:
perturbation, disturbance
3. a quarrel about petty points
• Syn:
bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery
• Derivationally related forms:
fussy, pettifog (for: pettifoggery), squabble (for: squabble), spat (for: spat), bicker (for: bicker)
• Hypernyms:
quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup
4. a rapid active commotion
• Syn:
bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, stir
• Derivationally related forms:
flurry (for: flurry), hustle (for: hustle), bustle (for: bustle)
• Hypernyms:
commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
1. worry unnecessarily or excessively (Freq. 4)
- don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
• Syn:
niggle, fret
• Derivationally related forms:
fret (for: fret)
• Hypernyms:
worry
• Hyponyms:
scruple, dither, flap, pother
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Sam and Sue fuss over the results of the experiment
2. care for like a mother (Freq. 1)
- She fusses over her husband
• Syn:
mother, overprotect
• Derivationally related forms:
mother (for: mother)
• Hypernyms:
care, give care
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP
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