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fuss(2)(dictionary)
fuss 1, noun(dictionary)
fuss 2, verb(dictionary)
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fuss(2) (iou)



fuss noun2 & verb. E18.
[Origin uncertain: perh. Anglo-Ir.]
A. noun.
A (disproportionate or excessive) commotion or display of concern (about something); ostentatious or officious activity; the treatment of trifling matters as important; abundance of petty detail. Also (colloq.), a sustained protest or dispute. E18.
make a fuss of, make a fuss over, make a fuss with pamper, treat with an excessive display of affection or attention.
Malcolm X I would cry out and make a fuss until I got what I wanted. B. Bainbridge The brain specialist had kicked up an almighty fuss about it, to no avail.
A state of (usu. excessive) concern or anxiety. E18.
J. Vanbrugh Why, here's your Master in a most violent fuss.
A person who is continually making a fuss. colloq. M19.
b. verb.
verb intrans. Make a fuss (about, over); busy oneself excessively with trivial matters etc., bustle (about). L18.
A. F. Loewenstein She fussed around, showing how the door locked itself and how to set the alarm clock. K. Moore Roberta had fussed over her and adored her as a rare little creature.
verb trans. Agitate, worry, bother (a person). E19.
Comb.: fussbudget, fusspot = sense A.3 above.
fu'ssation noun the action or practice of fussing; a fuss: L18.
fusser noun a person who fusses L19.
fussifi'cation noun = fussation: M19.
fussify verb intrans. bustle (about), make a fuss M19.