noun
- unnecessary worry or concern about unimportant matters
- a display of unnecessary or excessive concern, excitement, or activity
verb
- to worry unnecessarily or pay too much attention to unimportant details
- to move about or handle something nervously or restlessly
Examples
- Don’t make such a fuss about a small mistake.
- The wedding preparations caused quite a fuss.
- Stop fussing over your appearance – you look fine.
- She tends to fuss with her hair when she’s nervous.
- There’s no need to fuss about being five minutes late.
- The baby made a fuss when it was time for bed.
- He was fussing with the remote control trying to fix it.