Definitions for fuss
fʌsfuss

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flapnoun

   an excited state of agitation

   "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"

2. fuss, trouble, bother, hasslenoun

   an angry disturbance

   "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"

3. bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fussnoun

   a quarrel about petty points

4. bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stirverb

   a rapid active commotion

5. fuss, niggle, fretverb

   worry unnecessarily or excessively

   "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

6. mother, fuss, overprotectverb

   care for like a mother

   "She fusses over her husband"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fussnoun

   (countable or uncountable) excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something

2. fussnoun

   a complaint or noise

   If you make enough of a fuss about the problem, maybe they'll fix it for you.

3. fussnoun

   an exhibition of affection or admiration

   They made a great fuss over the new baby.

4. fussverb

   To show affection for, especially animals.

   His grandmother will never quit fussing over his vegetarianism.

5. fussverb

   To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.

   His grandmother will never quit fussing over his vegetarianism.

6. fussverb

   To pet.

   Quit fussing with your hair. It looks fine.

7. fussverb

   To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust; to worry something

   Quit fussing with your hair. It looks fine.

8. fussverb

   To cry or be ill-humoured.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fussnoun

   A low cant word. A tumult; a bustle.

   End as it befits your station;
   Come to use and application;
   Nor with senates keep a fuss:
   I submit, and answer thus. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fuss

   Fuss is unnecessary excitement, worry, or activity, often about something unimportant. It can also refer to a display of unnecessary or excessive concern or attention.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Fussnoun

   a tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles

2. Fussnoun

   one who is unduly anxious about trifles

3. Fussverb

   to be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado

4. Etymology: [Cf. Fusome.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fuss

   fus, n. a bustle or tumult: haste, flurry.—v.i. to be in a bustle.—adv. Fuss′ily.—n. Fuss′iness, a needless state of bustle.—adj. Fuss′y. [Imit.]

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1. FUSS

   What does FUSS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FUSS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FUSS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fuss is ranked #17432 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fuss surname appeared 1,618 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Fuss.
   
   94.9% or 1,537 total occurrences were White.
   2.4% or 39 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 27 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.3% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Perturbation

How to pronounce fuss?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fuss in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fuss in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fuss in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of fuss in a Sentence

1. French Open:

   During quarantine, I could practice and I could go out for five hours a day. I was one of the lucky ones, it was okay. I mean, after all the fuss that was in Poland, it was nice to be in another place, rest, focus on working.

2. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   I ras cardo say this truth:- darkness may be the absence of light, but blackness is not necessarily the absence of white. So, my reggae say, why fuss and fight racially as to who is wrong or who is right? wake up and live!!

3. Bruce Lee:

   If people say Jeet Kune Do is different from "this" or from "that," then let the name of Jeet Kune Do be wiped out, for that is what it is, just a name. Please don't fuss over it.

4. Aldous Huxley:

   The real hopeless victims of mental illness are to be found among those who appear to be most normal. . .they are normal only in relation to a profoundly abnormal society. Their perfect adjustment to that abnormal society is a measure of their mental sickness. These millions of abnormally normal people, living without fuss in a society to which, if they were fully human beings, they ought not to be adjusted.

5. Emily Porter:

   We want all the yum without as much fuss, the abundance of free time we had in spring of 2020 is pretty much nonexistent now.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fuss
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fuss
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fuss
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuss
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fuss
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html