Meaning

6 senses
  1. (intransitive)To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.

    His grandmother will never quit fussing over his vegetarianism.

    суети́тьсяsujetítʹsja, переживатьpereživatʹ

  2. (intransitive)To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust

    Quit fussing with your hair. It looks fine.

    fummeln

    возитьсяvozitʹsja

  3. (transitive)To disturb (a person)

  4. (US, especially, intransitive)To cry or be ill-humoured.

  5. (intransitive)To show affection for, especially animals.

    verrückt sein (nach)

  6. (transitive)To pet.

    He fussed the cat.

    streicheln

More definitions
  • worry unnecessarily or excessively
  • care for like a mother

Examples

86 sentences
  1. What's the big fuss?

    Що за сир-бор?

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  2. Tom is not fussed that he is no longer the tallest player on the team.

    Тома не хвилює те, що він більше не найвищий гравець у команді.

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  3. Stop making a fuss over nothing.

    ruПрекрати создавать суету на пустом месте.

    deHör auf, so viel Aufhebens wegen nichts zu machen!

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  4. What is all the fuss about?

    deWas soll die ganze Aufregung?

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  5. I'm tired of all your fussing.

    deIch habe die Schnauze voll von all deinem Getue.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to be very worried or excited about something, often too much:
to fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust; to worry something:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust; to worry something:
to show affection for:
to pet:

Origin

Of unknown origin. Perhaps from Danish fjas (“nonsense”), from Middle Low German (compare

Of unknown origin. Perhaps from Danish fjas (“nonsense”), from Middle Low German (compare German faseln (“to maunder, talk nonsense”)). Compare also fouse (“to hasten, rush, tumble, disarrange”).

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Forms

fusses, fussing, fussed, fussed
Base formfuss · to fuss
3rd person singularfusses
Present participlefussing
Past simplefussed
Past participlefussed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfuss
he, she, itfusses

Past simpleLesson

all personsfussed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fussed
he, she, ithas fussed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fuss

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • make a fuss
  • all the fuss
  • the fuss is

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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