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