Fuss (?), n. [Cf. Fusome.] 1. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.
Byron.
Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise
Carlyle.
2. One who is unduly anxious about trifles. [R.]
I am a fuss and I don't deny it.
W. D. Howell.
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Fuss, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fussed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fussing.] To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.
Sir W. Scott.
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