Synonyms
Examples of muss in a Sentence
Noun
careful planning had eliminated most of the muss that usually accompanies a move to a new house
Verb
His suit was mussed when he got out of the car.
the wind mussed up my hair
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2022
No-fuss, no muss.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
No other muss or complications.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 8 June 2020
As promised, the restaurant is a no-fuss, no-muss operation.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
James, Sami, Jesse, Cassidy, and Karla (all from the super alliance of seven) sat out without much muss or fuss.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2022
Ideal for anyone who doesn't want the muss and fuss of a wood fire, this gas fire table makes for a snazzy addition to a patio or porch.
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2022
Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 Oct. 2023
The hair is mussed, faces are bare of makeup, their off-duty wardrobe consists of white tees, denim overshirts, jeans, and loose-fitting trousers.
—Taylor Glasby, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023
The non-tacky formula musses the ends of short cuts, sculpts long layers, and smooths flyaways with a cool, semimatte finish.
—Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
Later, investigating a shady gambling boat, Perry undoes the courtroom suit jacket and loosens his tie, while a brawl with henchmen musses his crisp shirt.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
The story goes that the pastry chef Lasne, who had a shop near the Paris stock exchange in the late 1800s, created these little cakes for his stockbroker clients as a treat that wouldn’t muss their hands.
—New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
Curreri came onstage in jeans and a Led Zeppelin T-shirt, his beard short and his dark hair mussed.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 14 Mar. 2020
The black and white clip -- tinged with a touch of red on Trump's tie and his signature MAGA hats -- includes his legendary hair-mussing on The Tonight Show and a deep, soulful American flag embrace.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2019
So, is Chrissy and John's a custom piece, adding additional anxiety to the concept of mussing it?
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
No fuss, no muss.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2022
No-fuss, no muss.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
No other muss or complications.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 8 June 2020
As promised, the restaurant is a no-fuss, no-muss operation.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
James, Sami, Jesse, Cassidy, and Karla (all from the super alliance of seven) sat out without much muss or fuss.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2022
Ideal for anyone who doesn't want the muss and fuss of a wood fire, this gas fire table makes for a snazzy addition to a patio or porch.
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2022
Verb
The rest of her hair is still pulled back, but there's more messy, run-your-fingers-through-it volume at the crown, as though Lopez was wearing her hair in a ponytail that was then mussed up by a lover.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 Oct. 2023
The hair is mussed, faces are bare of makeup, their off-duty wardrobe consists of white tees, denim overshirts, jeans, and loose-fitting trousers.
—Taylor Glasby, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023
The non-tacky formula musses the ends of short cuts, sculpts long layers, and smooths flyaways with a cool, semimatte finish.
—Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
Later, investigating a shady gambling boat, Perry undoes the courtroom suit jacket and loosens his tie, while a brawl with henchmen musses his crisp shirt.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
The story goes that the pastry chef Lasne, who had a shop near the Paris stock exchange in the late 1800s, created these little cakes for his stockbroker clients as a treat that wouldn’t muss their hands.
—New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
Curreri came onstage in jeans and a Led Zeppelin T-shirt, his beard short and his dark hair mussed.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 14 Mar. 2020
The black and white clip -- tinged with a touch of red on Trump's tie and his signature MAGA hats -- includes his legendary hair-mussing on The Tonight Show and a deep, soulful American flag embrace.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2019
So, is Chrissy and John's a custom piece, adding additional anxiety to the concept of mussing it?
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 3 Sep. 2019
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