n. & v.
n. 1 excited commotion, bustle, ostentatious or nervous activity. 2 a excessive concern about a trivial thing. b abundance of petty detail. 3 a sustained protest or dispute. 4 a person who fusses.
v. 1 intr. a make a fuss. b busy oneself restlessly with trivial things. c (often foll. by about, up and down) move fussily. 2 tr. agitate, worry. make a fuss complain vigorously. make a fuss of (or over) treat (a person or animal) with great or excessive attention. fusser n.
[ 18th c.: perh. Anglo-Ir. ]