fusses (about or over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of fuss (about or over)
as in pecks (at)

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  1. annoys
  2. irks
  3. dogs
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  • Hotel-booking platform HotelTonight surveyed 447 of its American adult users in June about what annoys them the most during travel.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 July 2026
  • But Turner is a symbol for everything that annoys people about the Phillies.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of annoys
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  • That includes a 1986 quarterfinal match in Mexico that still irks England fans.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • Tunnel clubs and creeping commercialisation which irks City’s legacy fans.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Definition of irks
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  • Canine transmissible venereal tumor, or CTVT, is a genital cancer that dogs pass to one another during mating.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Service dogs that bark excessively must be taken out of the facility.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 14 June 2026
Definition of dogs
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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 4 Aug. 2026.

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