fuss
[noun]
Synonyms:
- bother, ado, commotion, excitement, hue and cry, palaver, stir, to-do
- argument, complaint, furore, objection, row, squabble, trouble
[verb]
Synonyms:
- worry, fidget, flap (informal), fret, get worked up, take pains

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Related Idioms: fret and fume
Related Words: fluster, perturbation, bother, flap, stew, racket, rumpus, haste, hurry, speed

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. fuss¹ S3 /fʌs/ noun [singular, uncountable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Perhaps from the sound of someone breathing quickly and excitedly]

1. anxious behaviour or activity that is usually about unimportant things:
James said he’d better be getting back or there’d be a fuss.
The Steamatic enables you to clean any carpet with the minimum of fuss.

2. attention or excitement that is usually unnecessary or unwelcome:
They wanted a quiet wedding without any fuss.
Until I heard her sing I couldn’t see what all the fuss was about (=why people liked it so much).

3. make a fuss/kick up a fuss (about something) to complain or become angry about something, especially when this is not necessary:
Josie kicked up a fuss because the soup was too salty.
I don’t know why you’re making such a fuss about it.

4. make a fuss of somebody/something British English, make a fuss over somebody/something American English to pay a lot of attention to someone or something, to show that you are pleased with them or like them:
Make a fuss of your dog when he behaves properly.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. fuss² verb [intransitive]

1. to worry a lot about things that may not be very important:
I wish you’d stop fussing – I’ll be perfectly all right.

2. to pay too much attention to small unimportant details
fuss with/around/about
Paul was fussing with his clothes, trying to get his tie straight.

3. American English to behave in an unhappy or angry way:
The baby woke up and started to fuss.
fuss over somebody/something phrasal verb
to pay a lot of attention or too much attention to someone or something, especially to show that you are pleased with them or like them:
His aunts fussed over him all the time.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

fuss
noun
ADJ. awful, big, great, terrible
VERB + FUSS cause, kick up, make She kicked up an awful fuss when she heard about it.
FUSS + VERB blow over, die down Once the fuss has blown over, we'll be able to get on with work as usual.
PREP. without ~ They left quietly, without fuss.
~ about She made a big fuss about not having a window seat on the plane.
~ over I think it's all a lot of fuss over nothing.
PHRASES make a fuss of sb The children were all making a great fuss of the new baby.
with the minimum of fuss The job was done with the minimum of fuss.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

fuss
fʌs
See: kick up a fuss

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲