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   Fuss (fŭs), n. [Cf. Fusome.]
   1. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.  Byron.
   
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   Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise Carlyle.
   
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   2. One who is unduly anxious about trifles; a fussbudget. [R.]
   
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   I am a fuss and I don't deny it. W. D. Howell.
   
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   Fuss, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fussed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fussing.] To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.  Sir W. Scott.
   
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