Fuss

noun

fəs

Noun

an angry disturbance
“he didn't want to make a fuss”
Similar:Bother Hassle Trouble
Type of:DisturbancePerturbation
a quarrel about petty points
Similar:Bicker BickeringPettifoggerySpat Squabble
Type of:Run-inDustupQuarrel
a rapid active commotion
Similar:AdoBustleFlurry Hustle Stir
Type of:RuctionRumpusCommotion
an excited state of agitation
Similar:DitherFlapPotherTizzy
Type of:Agitation

Verb

care for like a mother
“She fusses over her husband”
Similar:MotherOverprotect
Type of:Care
worry unnecessarily or excessively
“don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now”
Similar:Fret Niggle
Type of:Worry

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL): Scrabble US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21): Scrabble UK
ENABLE Dictionary: Words With Friends
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary: SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020): NASPA

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