Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fuss
Participle: fussed
Gerund: fussing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fuss |
| you | fuss |
| he;she;it | fusses |
| we | fuss |
| you | fuss |
| they | fuss |
Perfect
| I | have fussed |
| you | have fussed |
| he;she;it | has fussed |
| we | have fussed |
| you | have fussed |
| they | have fussed |
Past
| I | fussed |
| you | fussed |
| he;she;it | fussed |
| we | fussed |
| you | fussed |
| they | fussed |
Pluperfect
| I | had fussed |
| you | had fussed |
| he;she;it | had fussed |
| we | had fussed |
| you | had fussed |
| they | had fussed |
Future
| I | will fuss |
| you | will fuss |
| he;she;it | will fuss |
| we | will fuss |
| you | will fuss |
| they | will fuss |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fussed |
| you | will have fussed |
| he;she;it | will have fussed |
| we | will have fussed |
| you | will have fussed |
| they | will have fussed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fuss |
| you | fuss |
| he;she;it | fuss |
| we | fuss |
| you | fuss |
| they | fuss |
Perfect
| I | have fussed |
| you | have fussed |
| he;she;it | have fussed |
| we | have fussed |
| you | have fussed |
| they | have fussed |
Imperfect
| I | fussed |
| you | fussed |
| he;she;it | fussed |
| we | fussed |
| you | fussed |
| they | fussed |
Pluperfect
| I | had fussed |
| you | had fussed |
| he;she;it | had fussed |
| we | had fussed |
| you | had fussed |
| they | had fussed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fuss |
| you | would fuss |
| he;she;it | would fuss |
| we | would fuss |
| you | would fuss |
| they | would fuss |
Perfect
| I | would have fussed |
| you | would have fussed |
| he;she;it | would have fussed |
| we | would have fussed |
| you | would have fussed |
| they | would have fussed |
Imperative
| you | fuss |
| we | Let's fuss |
| you | fuss |
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.