- a rapid bustling commotion

- a quarrel about petty points

- an angry disturbance
"he didn''t want to make a fuss"
"they had labor trouble"
"a spot of bother"

- an excited state of agitation
"he was in a dither"
"there was a terrible flap about the theft"

- worry unnecessarily or excessively
"don''t fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

- care for like a mother
"She fusses over her husband"

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.

1. To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. Sir W. Scott.