fussed (about or over)

verb

past tense of fuss (about or over)
as in pecked (at)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fussed (about or over)
  1. annoyed
  2. plagued
  3. nagged
  4. vexed
  5. irked
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  • Coach Rhett Lashlee was already annoyed with special teams coming into the game, and that was before the Mustangs botched two PAT attempts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those are the fans who have a right to be annoyed about their team having won as many World Series in the last quarter-century as the White Sox.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of annoyed
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  • They were plagued by mistakes throughout the first four games.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Inadequate funding and the resultant low pay for correctional officers, when compared to other law enforcement agencies, have plagued the bureau for years.
    — Scott Peyton, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of plagued
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  • That question has nagged at Pawlikowski’s output, from his earliest documentaries to the present day.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Starting left guard Aaron Banks missed another game due to injury, this time a knee issue that has nagged him all summer.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of nagged
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  • While the state leans left, and hasn't voted for a Republican presidential candidate statewide since the 1980s, Collins' history of surviving tough reelection challenges has vexed Democrats for more than a decade.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Dolphins’ third-down snaps vexed the Chiefs most of the afternoon.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of vexed
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  • The perception surely irked a man who was just following organizational advice, but Claire never backed down from his role in the deal.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But the ones that irked Cristobal the most came before plays even began.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of irked
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“Fussed (about or over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussed%20%28about%20or%20over%29. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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