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