Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fuss at sb
Participle: fussed at sb
Gerund: fussing at sb
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fuss at sb |
| you | fuss at sb |
| he;she;it | fusses at sb |
| we | fuss at sb |
| you | fuss at sb |
| they | fuss at sb |
Perfect
| I | have fussed at sb |
| you | have fussed at sb |
| he;she;it | has fussed at sb |
| we | have fussed at sb |
| you | have fussed at sb |
| they | have fussed at sb |
Past
| I | fussed at sb |
| you | fussed at sb |
| he;she;it | fussed at sb |
| we | fussed at sb |
| you | fussed at sb |
| they | fussed at sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had fussed at sb |
| you | had fussed at sb |
| he;she;it | had fussed at sb |
| we | had fussed at sb |
| you | had fussed at sb |
| they | had fussed at sb |
Future
| I | will fuss at sb |
| you | will fuss at sb |
| he;she;it | will fuss at sb |
| we | will fuss at sb |
| you | will fuss at sb |
| they | will fuss at sb |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fussed at sb |
| you | will have fussed at sb |
| he;she;it | will have fussed at sb |
| we | will have fussed at sb |
| you | will have fussed at sb |
| they | will have fussed at sb |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fuss at sb |
| you | fuss at sb |
| he;she;it | fuss at sb |
| we | fuss at sb |
| you | fuss at sb |
| they | fuss at sb |
Perfect
| I | have fussed at sb |
| you | have fussed at sb |
| he;she;it | have fussed at sb |
| we | have fussed at sb |
| you | have fussed at sb |
| they | have fussed at sb |
Imperfect
| I | fussed at sb |
| you | fussed at sb |
| he;she;it | fussed at sb |
| we | fussed at sb |
| you | fussed at sb |
| they | fussed at sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had fussed at sb |
| you | had fussed at sb |
| he;she;it | had fussed at sb |
| we | had fussed at sb |
| you | had fussed at sb |
| they | had fussed at sb |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fuss at sb |
| you | would fuss at sb |
| he;she;it | would fuss at sb |
| we | would fuss at sb |
| you | would fuss at sb |
| they | would fuss at sb |
Perfect
| I | would have fussed at sb |
| you | would have fussed at sb |
| he;she;it | would have fussed at sb |
| we | would have fussed at sb |
| you | would have fussed at sb |
| they | would have fussed at sb |
Imperative
| you | fuss at sb |
| we | Let's fuss at sb |
| you | fuss at sb |
Verbs conjugated like 'fuss'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'fuss'
buss,
cuss,
fess,
fiss,
fuse,
fust,
muss,
nuss,
suss,
wuss,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- bother
- worry, annoy, whine, stew, whimper, fidget, pester, object
Antonyms
- bother
- solace, peace, comfort, quiet
Additional Information
Etymology
Of unknown origin. Perhaps from Danish fjas (“nonsense”), from Middle Low German (compare German faseln (“to maunder, talk nonsense”)). Compare also fouse (“to hasten, rush, tumble, disarrange”). See: German, old spelling '
faseln'.
Sample Sentences
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His grandmother will never quit fussing over his vegetarianism.
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Dear reader, spare me. I don't hate men, I love them; I eat 'em for breakfast. But it seems to me that fussing about masculinity is intimately related to homophobia. [1984 December 29, Duncan Mitchel, “The Cult of Gay Machismo”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25, page 9:]
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Quit fussing with your hair. It looks fine.
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He fussed the cat.