FUSS


Meaning of FUSS in English

— fusser , n.

/fus/ , n.

1. an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.

2. an argument or noisy dispute: They had a fuss about who should wash dishes.

3. a complaint or protest, esp. about something relatively unimportant.

v.i.

4. to make a fuss; make much ado about trifles: You'll never finish the job if you fuss over details.

5. to complain esp. about something relatively unimportant.

v.t.

6. to disturb, esp. with trifles; annoy; bother.

[ 1695-1705; orig. uncert. ]

Syn. 1. pother, to-do, stir, commotion. 6. pester.

Ant. 1. inactivity.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .