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- DictionaryFuss/fəs/
noun
- 1. a display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest: "I don't know what all the fuss is about"
verb
- 1. show unnecessary or excessive concern about something: "she's always fussing about her food"
The meaning of FUSS is needless bustle or excitement. How to use fuss in a sentence.
FUSS definition: 1. a show of anger, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than the situation…. Learn more.
Fuss definition: an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle. See examples of FUSS used in a sentence.
FUSS meaning: 1. a show of anger, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than the situation…. Learn more.
A fuss is a state of excitement, and it's usually about something not worth worrying or "fussing" about. Most fusses are types of commotion. If someone makes a fuss, they're overexcited and in a tizzy over something, like someone who can't stop asking questions.
[singular] anger or complaints about something, especially something that is not important. Steve kicks up a fuss every time I even suggest seeing you. fuss about something I'm sorry for making such a fuss about the noise. She made a big fuss about not having a window seat on the plane. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Idioms.
a situation in which people become excited, annoyed, or anxious about something, especially about something unimportant: What's all the fuss about?
an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby. an argument or noisy dispute: They had a fuss about who should wash dishes. a complaint or protest, especially about something relatively unimportant.
Definition of fuss verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Fuss is anxious or excited behavior which serves no useful purpose. [...] 2. If you fuss, you worry or behave in a nervous, anxious way about unimportant matters or rush around doing unnecessary things. [...] 3. If you fuss over someone, you pay them a lot of attention and do things to make them happy or comfortable. [...] More.
