(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
Fuss is anxious or excited behaviour which serves no useful purpose.
I don’t know what all the ~ is about...
He just gets down to work without any ~.
N-SING: also no det
2.
If you ~, you worry or behave in a nervous, anxious way about unimportant matters or rush around doing unnecessary things.
Carol ~ed about getting me a drink...
My wife was ~ing over the food and clothing we were going to take...
A team of waiters began ~ing around the table...
‘Stop ~ing,’ he snapped.
VERB: V about , V over n, V prep, V
3.
If you ~ 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 ~ over them enough.
VERB: V over n
4.
If you make a ~ or kick up a ~ about something, you become angry or excited about it and complain. (INFORMAL)
I kick up a ~ if my wife wants to spend time alone.
PHRASE: V inflects
5.
If you make a ~ 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 ~ of me.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n