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
  • Tenants complained publicly for months about living among rats, mice, cockroaches and bed bugs.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The news network mainly complained that many of the protestors were old white Boomers.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Especially Jeanie, who remembered how her father, Jerry Buss, had fawned over Davis during Davis’s Kentucky days.
    The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But while almost every facet of TSITP is being fawned over in Reddit threads, Instagram posts, and viral TikTok videos (the soundtrack!
    Olivia Petter, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In Michigan, where nearly 13% of households receive SNAP benefits, news of the pause had families, from Detroit to Interlochen, preparing to go to food pantries and worried about what's to come.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • However, reports about how the university has controlled the use of that money has worried some alumni.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Berwald isn't alone in being bothered by misbehaving kids at breweries.
    Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Lehrer — who has maintained his innocence to Rolling Stone claimed he wasn’t bothered by the road ordeal — has been locked away in Dominica State Prison for over two years now.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a recent interview with PEOPLE, the Heal Squad podcast host, 47, opened up about motherhood and raved over her 2-year-old daughter Athena.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In his first game back from a six-game suspension, Rice caught two touchdown passes from Mahomes, who raved about the team's wide receiver corps.
    Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This 32-foot-tall sculpture with flaming red eyes has alarmed travelers for decades, but the story of its creation is even more chilling.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The report quickly circulated on social media and even alarmed some basketball fans.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Across America, Halloween spending is expected to reach record levels this year, including large crowds waiting for their chance to be chased, startled and screamed at.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Sundae screamed, and the whole motel heard her.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Fussed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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