fussing

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/ˈfʌsɪŋ/

noun

Excessive care; act of one who fusses.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fuss
nounfussing (plural fussings)

plural fussings

  1. Excessive care; act of one who fusses.

    She was peeved and irritable, for she had spent the last hour searching for Titus, who had outgrown the fussings of her love.

    1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fussing

cussing
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APA

fussing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fussing

MLA

“fussing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fussing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fussing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fussing.

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