noun
- An excited state of agitation.
- usage: "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
- An angry disturbance.
- usage: "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
- A quarrel about petty points.
- A rapid active commotion.
verb
- Worry unnecessarily or excessively.
- usage: "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren-they are quite big now"
- Care for like a mother.
- usage: "She fusses over her husband"
- synonyms: mother, overprotect
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