fuss over

verb

To be overly attentive to someone or something.

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Meanings

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

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

  1. transitiveTo be overly attentive to someone or something.

Translations

Māori whakamaimoa
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Polish przymilać się, przymilić się
  • przymilać sięTranslations
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  • nadskakiwaćTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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