Meaning of 'fuss'

verb

care for like a mother

Example: "I fuss over my dog too much."

Synonyms: mother overprotect

noun

a rapid active commotion

Synonyms: stir

noun

a quarrel about petty points

Synonyms: spat bicker bickering tiff squabble pettifoggery

noun

an angry disturbance

Example: "I didn't want to make a fuss."

Synonyms: trouble hassle bother

noun

an excited state of agitation

Synonyms: flap dither pother tizzy

verb

worry unnecessarily or excessively

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

Synonyms: fret niggle