| NOUN | state | fuss, dither, pother, tizzy, flap | an excited state of agitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | fuss, trouble, bother, hassle | an angry disturbance | |
| communication | fuss, bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery | a quarrel about petty points | |
| act | fuss, bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, stir | a rapid active commotion | |
| VERB | emotion | fuss, niggle, fret | worry unnecessarily or excessively |
| social | fuss, mother, overprotect | care for like a mother |
| Sounds | fah's | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | An excited state of agitation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | dither, pother, tizzy, flap | |
| Broader | agitation | A mental state of extreme / extreme emotional disturbance |
| Catalan | tramat | |
| Verbs | fuss | worry unnecessarily or excessively |
| Meaning | An angry disturbance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he didn't want to make a fuss" | |
| Synonyms | trouble, bother, hassle | |
| Broader | perturbation, disturbance | Activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption |
| Spanish | alboroto, escándalo, lata, lío, molestia, problema | |
| Catalan | lata, nosa | |
| Meaning | A quarrel about petty points. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery | |
| Broader | quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup | An angry dispute |
| Spanish | altercado, desavenencia, discordia, disputa, pique, roce, tiff | |
| Catalan | enganxada, tiff, topada | |
| Adjectives | fussy | exacting especially about details |
| Meaning | A rapid active commotion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, stir | |
| Broader | commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult | The act of making a noisy disturbance |
| Spanish | agitación, ajetreo, alboroto, bulla, bullicio, jaleo, movimiento, revuelo, ruido, tejemaneje, torbellino, tráfago, trajín | |
| Catalan | agitació, bullícia, bullit, desori, enrenou, moviment, tràfec | |
| Verbs | fuss | care for like a mother |
| Meaning | Worry unnecessarily or excessively. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue fuss over the results of the experiment | |
| Example | "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" | |
| Synonyms | niggle, fret | |
| Narrower | dither, flap, pother | make a fuss |
| scruple | Raise scruples / scruples | |
| Broader | worry | Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy |
| Spanish | apurarse | |
| Catalan | afligir-se, amoïnar-se | |
| Nouns | fuss | an excited state of agitation |
| Meaning | care for like a mother. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She fusses over her husband" | |
| Synonyms | mother, overprotect | |
| Broader | care, give care | Provide care for |
| Spanish | mimar en exceso, mimar, sobreproteger | |
| Catalan | acaronar, amanyagar, amoixar | |
| Nouns | fuss | a rapid active commotion |
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