fuss
n 1: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there
was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: {dither}, {pother},
{tizzy}, {flap}]
2: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they
had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: {trouble}, {bother},
{hassle}]
3: petty quarrel [syn: {bicker}, {bickering}, {spat}, {tiff}, {squabble}]
4: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {bustle}, {hustle}, {flurry},
{ado}, {stir}]
v 1: worry unnecessarily of excessively [syn: {niggle}, {fret}]
2: care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" [syn:
{mother}, {overprotect}]