FUSS
Scrabble letter values: F4U1S1S1 = 7
Definition
- verb worry unnecessarily or excessively. — synonyms: niggle, fret
- verb care for like a mother. — synonyms: mother, overprotect
- noun an excited state of agitation. — synonyms: dither, pother, tizzy, flap
- noun an angry disturbance. — synonyms: trouble, bother, hassle
- noun a quarrel about petty points. — synonyms: bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery
- noun a rapid active commotion. — synonyms: bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, stir
Examples
- “don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now”
- “She fusses over her husband”
- “he was in a dither”