what does fuss mean?
FUSS as NOUN
- Meaning
- a rapid bustling commotion
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Hypernyms(s) fuss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a quarrel about petty points
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Hypernyms(s) fuss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- he didn”t want to make a fuss
- they had labor trouble
- a spot of bother
Hypernyms(s) fuss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an excited state of agitation
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- he was in a dither
- there was a terrible flap about the theft
Hypernyms(s) fuss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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FUSS as VERB
- Meaning
- worry unnecessarily or excessively
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- don”t fuss too much over the grandchildren–they are quite big now
Hypernyms(s) fuss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- She fusses over her husband
Hypernyms(s) fuss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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