fuss over

verb

fussed over; fussing over; fusses over

: to pay a lot of attention to (someone or something) in a nervous or excited way

Everyone fussed over the baby.

He spent hours fussing over the details of the speech.

Examples of fuss over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Angela can't stop fussing over the kitchen tidiness, while Joe struggles to relax, clumsily attempting to dance seductively for Piña. — Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Both the toe and ankle straps can be easily adjusted to create a secure fit, so there’s no need to fuss over buckles or laces. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

At heart and when feet hit the ground, this is a show about singing first, and dancing second; non-choreographic visual matters have obviously been fussed over but still land somewhere in a distant third. — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 June 2026

Yesterday, while driving my nine-year-old daughter to soccer practice, we once again got caught in one of these celebratory migrations, which prompted her to ask why there was always so much fuss over what amounted to the end of the school year. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 21 May 2026

Rhymes for fuss over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover