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How to pronounce fuss in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bicker, bickering, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff
Type of run-in, dustup, quarrel, row, words, wrangle
Derivation fussy
Type Words
Synonyms ado, bustle, flurry, hustle, stir
Type of ruction, rumpus, commotion, tumult, din, ruckus
Type Words
Synonyms mother, overprotect
Type of give care, care


She fusses over her husband.
Type Words
Synonyms dither, flap, pother, tizzy
Type of agitation
Type Words
Synonyms fret, niggle
Type of worry
Has types scruple, pother, dither, flap


don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now.
Type Words
Synonyms bother, hassle, trouble
Type of disturbance, perturbation


he didn't want to make a fuss.

Examples of fuss

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Cooks crave these delicate green harbingers because they require so little fuss.
From the freep.com
As for the children, they're probably just wondering what all the fuss is about.
From the time.com
Without fuss or drama, it rose up smoothly and skimmed out over the dimpled sea.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The only reason they are creating a fuss now is because they know it's too late.
From the dailymercury.com.au
I agree whats all the fuss about we already have trains in amersham and wycombe.
From the bucksfreepress.co.uk
If you order ubiquitous pad Thai, then you'll wonder what inspired all the fuss.
From the dallasnews.com
She was too busy preparing for the bee to make a fuss over turning 13 last week.
From the abcnews.go.com
This may seem like a lot of fuss over a 10-foot-wide patch of curbless sidewalk.
From the nytimes.com
The creative maestros, of course, don't just fuss around with combs and brushes.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Dither: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
  • Worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
  • An angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
  • Mother: care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"
  • Bicker: a quarrel about petty points
  • Bustle: a rapid active commotion
  • Fuss is a surname, and may refer to: * Adam Fuss (born 1961), American photographer * Benjamin Fuss (born 1990), German football defender * Nicolas Fuss (1755-1826), Swiss mathematician * Sonja Fuss (born 1978), German football defender
  • (Fusses) A complaint, in legal terminology, is a formal legal document that sets out the facts and legal reasons (see: cause of action) that the filing party (the plaintiffs) believes are sufficient to support a claim against another person, persons, entity or entities (the defendants) that ...
  • (Fussion) In nuclear physics, nuclear chemistry, and astrophysics, nuclear fusion is the process in which two or more atomic nuclei join together to form a single heavier nucleus. This is usually accompanied by the release or absorption of large quantities of energy. ...