fussed

past tense of fuss
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as in drooled
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm fans fussing over their favorite rock guitarist

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fussed Others might tell you that hosting an awards show is a thankless gig, but Bargatze doesn’t seem fussed. Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025 The woman explained in a post on Mumsnet that her fiancé isn’t fussed about having a big wedding as he’s been married before. Latoya Gayle, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fussed
Verb
  • In the past, fans and competitors have complained of long gaps in the schedule to start the season.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Gil complained that the mound was slick, and the grounds crew came out to work on it in between innings.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Traders worried about inflation tend to pour money in gold, which some believe holds an intrinsic value that hedges against rising prices.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Some scientists worried such accidents might genuinely threaten our existence.
    Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No one has bothered to figure out the degree to which that alters the scaling laws of AI models until now.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The two were hardly bothered, though.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One Amazon shopper raved about the bag’s thoughtful design that’s large enough to fit even full-size containers.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The panel raved about the ‘Gold Dust Twins,’ rookies Fred Lynn and Jim Rice, both absent from the event.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • The incursion was by far the largest-ever of Russian drones into NATO airspace, a move that has alarmed allied countries and fueled fears the war is escalating and spreading.
    Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Police took Taddese’s phone and vehicle as evidence, which alarmed the family, Bernard said, explaining some of the family’s reservations about the police investigation.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Witnesses screamed in horror and fled for cover after the bullet struck Kirk in the neck.
    Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Images shared on social media showed flames shooting high into the air as people screamed and ran from the scene in the Iztapalapa borough.
    Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But others on the left and right of the political spectrum were less enthused about the new Prime Minister.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Del Mar track announcer Larry Collmus enthused as Brant, a gray son of Gun Runner, flashed away from Civil Liberty and Balboa in their July 26 race.
    Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The walk to the penalty spot didn’t feel long for Bronze, partly because she was distracted by the strapping.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • First published in 1985, the book warned that the threat to American democracy came not from state repression, but from a culture distracted by amusement.
    Time, Time, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Fussed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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