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fuss

/fʌs/ noun B1
  1. Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something. (countable, uncountable) · They made a big fuss about the wedding plans.· What's all the fuss about?
  2. A complaint or noise; a scene. (countable, uncountable) · If you make enough of a fuss about the problem, maybe they'll fix it for you.
  3. An exhibition of affection or admiration. (countable, uncountable) · They made a great fuss over the new baby.

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Then it was that the Madness of Manhattan, the frenzy of Fuss and Feathers, the Bacillus of Brag, the Provincial Plague of Pose seized upon Towers Chandler.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 31 · C1
Rikki-tikki was rather amused at all the fuss, which, of course, he did not understand.
The Jungle Book, p. 72 · B2
“About Anne’s fuss in school, I reckon,” she said.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 121 · C1
The less fuss made the better, in my opinion.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 122 · C1

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