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View definitions for fussing

fussing

verb as in niggle

verb as in stew

Strongest matches

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verb as in wail

verb as in whimper

verb as in whine

verb as in yammer

verb as in bellyache

verb as in bustle

verb as in carp

verb as in bitch

verb as in crab

verb as in gripe

verb as in grumble

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Example Sentences

It's not a milestone birthday, I just don't want anyone to make a fuss over me.

This one-pan feast of turkey with all the fixings puts a holiday dinner on the table without a lot of fuss or a sink full of dishes.

Soon after she reappeared, a Pathfinders boy in an aviation jacket and steampunk goggles at the neighboring field started making a fuss about the battery in his robot.

Oh, Analogue makes one…Analogue’s consoles are made for collectors who would prefer not to have to baby their original hardware, or want to upscale the signal and play wirelessly without too much fuss.

So he walked to the tree to look for blood and examine the fuss.

The hole in his chest through which the drug flowed required some fussing, but there was no discomfort.

We waited and waited, and Boris, growing restless, wandered about, fussing with modelling wax and red clay.

I start by holding my glasses in my hand instead of fussing with the mask.

Those I travel with tend to relax; while I am fussing around.

I imagined assistants fussing over me as I tried on different ensembles.

Nothing looks worse than to see a lady fussing over her dress in the street.

Dont you know how Cousin Nancy was always fussing because I would haunt the kitchen down there?

Among them are still fussing to and fro the insects, thou knowest, the bipeds that have never yet once defiled thee nor me.'

She was fussing with the starter by this time, but she smiled up at him and shook her head.

"We do the printing in father's room when he's well enough to be out digging and fussing with flowers," said Emmie.

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On this page you'll find 547 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fussing, such as: curse, anathematize, carp, combat, condemn, and criticize.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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