transcription, транскрипция: [ fʌs ]
( fusses, fussing, fussed)
1.
Fuss is anxious or excited behaviour which serves no useful purpose.
I don’t know what all the fuss is about...
He just gets down to work without any fuss.
N-SING : also no det
2.
If you fuss , you worry or behave in a nervous, anxious way about unimportant matters or rush around doing unnecessary things.
Carol fussed about getting me a drink...
My wife was fussing over the food and clothing we were going to take...
A team of waiters began fussing around the table...
‘Stop fussing,’ he snapped.
VERB : V about , V over n , V prep , V
3.
If you fuss over someone, you pay them a lot of attention and do things to make them happy or comfortable.
Auntie Hilda and Uncle Jack couldn’t fuss over them enough.
VERB : V over n
4.
If you make a fuss or kick up a fuss about something, you become angry or excited about it and complain. ( INFORMAL )
I kick up a fuss if my wife wants to spend time alone.
PHRASE : V inflects
5.
If you make a fuss of someone, you pay them a lot of attention and do things to make them happy or comfortable. ( BRIT )
When I arrived my nephews made a big fuss of me.
PHRASE : V inflects , PHR n