fusses (about or over)

present tense third-person singular of fuss (about or over)

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Verb
  • It's pumiced enough to have no snags, no irks.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Knowing that this irks travelers, a growing number of hotels are installing intuitive lighting solutions.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • There are also disease detection dogs that sniff out cancers, diabetes and other medical conditions through human breath, sweat and urine samples.
    Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Carrie and her friends’ authority over Manhattan cool originally evoked a big-sister confidence that would be difficult to replicate now, at a time when suspicion dogs anyone claiming knowledge or expertise.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Fusses (about or over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fusses%20%28about%20or%20over%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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