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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Fuss

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