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fussedverbpast tense of fuss to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomelythe eldest daughter is always fussing that she gets stuck with all the chores around the house beefed, bellyached, bitched, bleated, carped, caterwauled, complained, crabbed, croaked, griped, grizzled, grouched, groused, growled, grumbled, grumped, hollered, inveighed, keened, kicked, kvetched, maundered(chiefly British), moaned, murmured, muttered, nagged, repined, screamed, squawked, squealed, wailed, whimpered, whined, whinged(British), yammered, yawped(or yauped), yowled objected (to), protested, quarreled (with)(or quarrelled (with))caviled(or cavilled), quibbledfretted, stewed, worriedblubbered, cried, sobbedbemoaned, bewailed, deplored, lamented kicked up a fuss crowed, delighted, rejoiced accepted, bore, countenanced, endured, tolerated, tookapplauded, cheered, commended to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasmfans fussing over their favorite rock guitarist drooled, effused, enthused, gushed, raved, rhapsodized, slobbered doted (on), fawnedemoted to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevantthe picky eater who fusses over the arrangement of food on his plate or who won't eat the rice if it touches the salad carped, caviled(or cavilled), niggled, nitpicked, quibbled criticized, faultedbeefed, bellyached, bitched, complained, crabbed, croaked, griped, groused, growled, grumbled, kicked, kvetched, moaned, squawked, squealed, wailed, whimpered, whined, yammered, yawped(or yauped), yowledmurmured, muttered split hairs applauded, commended, complimented, praised, recommendedapproved, backed, championed, endorsed(also indorsed), supported to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superiorgiven to fussing over her father whenever she wants a favor or some ready cash apple-polished, bootlicked, fawned, kowtowed, sucked (up), toadied, truckled drooled, gushed, slavered, slobberedendeared, ingratiatedcourted, wooedadulated, idolized, worshipped(also worshiped)blandished, cajoled, coaxed, flattered, overpraised, soft-soapedcowered, cringed, groveled(or grovelled)abased, debased, demeaneddeferred, submitted, yielded curried favor, kissed up to despised, disdained, scornedgibed(or jibed), jeered, scoffedbraved, challenged, defied to experience concern or anxietythere is no use in fussing over things that you can't control bothered, feared, fretted, stewed, stressed, sweat(or sweated), troubled, worried agonizedlonged, pined, yearnedchafeddespaired gave a hang(or cared a hang), sweat blood(or sweated blood) acceptedabided(also abode), bore, endured, stomached, stuck out, sustained, tolerated, took to trouble the mind of; to make uneasyyou shouldn't let a little thing like that fuss you agitated, ailed, alarmed(also alarumed), bothered, concerned, derailed, discomforted, discomposed, dismayed, disquieted, distempered, distracted, distressed, disturbed, exercised, flurried, frazzled, freaked (out), hagrode, perturbed, undid, unhinged, unsettled, upset, weirded out, worried aggravated, angered, annoyed, bugged, chafed, chivied(or chivvied), exasperated, fretted, galled, got, grated, harassed, harried, irked, irritated, nettled, peeved, pestered, piqued, put off, put out, riled, vexed(also vext)bedeviled, haunted, plaguedabashed, confounded, confused, discomfited, disconcerted, discountenanced, embarrassed, fazed, flustered, jarred, mortified, nonplussed(also nonplused), rattled, shook updaunted, demoralized, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, unnerved calmed, composed, quieted, settled, soothed, tranquilized(also tranquillized) allayed, alleviated, assuagedappeased, conciliated, mollified, pacified, placated, propitiated |