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fuss
What does fuss mean?
fuss (verb): worry unnecessarily or excessively.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce fuss?
/fʌs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of fuss?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “fuss” mean?
worry unnecessarily or excessively
Right! That's what “fuss” means.
to carry out (something organized)
Not quite: that's what conduct means.
to look in (a place) for something
Not quite: that's what search means.
to dispute (something); to contest
Not quite: that's what challenge means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “fuss”?
give
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show
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feel
Not quite: feel means something else.
fret
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