fuss over
phrasal 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.
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Watch Reggie help Yogi during epileptic attack Security camera footage from the incident shows a worried Reggie fussing over Yogi and moving him around, constantly trying to keep his buddy upright.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Ready to finally see what the fuss over running is all about?
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
Many, if not most, women who love the men in their lives fuss over them.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
Fried, who allowed a leadoff single to Jake Mangum to start the eighth, also didn’t make a fuss over the change.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Ready to finally see what the fuss over running is all about?
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
Many, if not most, women who love the men in their lives fuss over them.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
Fried, who allowed a leadoff single to Jake Mangum to start the eighth, also didn’t make a fuss over the change.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Fuss over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuss%20over. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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