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# fuss

«fuss» in Mova's school dictionary: **a lot of worry, excitement or complaining about…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a fuss — usually singular; fuss — uncountable); verb (fuss, fusses, fussed, fussing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A fuss is a lot of worry, excitement or complaining about something, often something small. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuss/#m1)

2) To fuss means to worry or pay too much attention to small things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuss/#m2)

3) To make a fuss of someone means to give them lots of loving attention. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuss/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life children are told «don't make a fuss» about small things, and grandparents «make a fuss of» visitors. In stories a fuss shows someone being upset or over-careful. Phrases: «make a fuss», «kick up a fuss», «make a fuss of someone», «what's all the fuss about?», «fuss over», «no fuss».

### examples

- Don't make a fuss — it's only a small scratch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuss/#x1)
- What's all the fuss about? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuss/#x2)
- Grandma always makes a fuss of us when we visit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuss/#x3)
- He kicked up a fuss when his game was turned off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuss/#x4)
- Stop fussing with your hair! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuss/#x5)
- Dad fussed over the dinner all afternoon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuss/#x6)
- She did her homework without any fuss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuss/#x7)
- The dog loves a fuss behind the ears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuss/#x8)

### note

Plural rarely used (fusses). Verb: fussed, fussing. Adjective: fussy (picky): «a fussy eater». «Make a fuss» (complain) is not the same as «make a fuss of» (pamper someone).

### In the corpora

- [Employers often glance at a CV for less than a minute, so grown-ups fuss over every word.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/7/)
- [When your parent says it is time to go, you finish quickly, say goodbye and go without a fuss.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/126-goodbye-thanks-and-sorry/6/)
- [«Me mam said you can have it, it's too small for us.» No fuss, no audience.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/525-friends-who-get-it/22/)
- [Being patient means waiting calmly without fussing; it is not an amount of time.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/109-five-more-minutes-and-waiting-games/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fuss» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuss/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.