fuss around

verb

To engage in useless, annoying or unhelpful activities.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbfuss around (third-person singular simple present fusses around, present participle fussing around, simple past and past participle fussed around)

present singular third person fusses around · participle present fussing around · participle past fussed around · past fussed around

  1. intransitiveTo engage in useless, annoying or unhelpful activities.
Cite this entry
APA

fuss around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuss%20around

MLA

“fuss around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuss%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fuss around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuss%20around.

Source: fuss around on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.