Fuss

n.	1.	A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles. Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise - Carlyle.
	2.	One who is unduly anxious about trifles; a fussbudget. I am a fuss and I don't deny it. - W. D. Howell.
v. i.	1.	To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. [imp. & p. p. Fussed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fussing.]

Noun	1.	fuss - an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" Synonyms: dither, pother, tizzy, flap
	2.	fuss - an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" Synonyms: bother, hassle, trouble
	3.	fuss - a quarrel about petty points Synonyms: bicker, bickering, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff
	4.	fuss - a rapid bustling commotion Synonyms: ado, bustle, flurry, hustle, stir
Verb	1.	fuss - worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" Synonyms: fret, niggle
	2.	fuss - care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" Synonyms: mother, overprotect

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