| noun | an excited state of agitation “he was in a dither” |
| noun | an angry disturbance “he didn't want to make a fuss” |
| noun | a quarrel about petty points |
| noun | a rapid active commotion |
| verb | worry unnecessarily or excessively “don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now” |
| verb | care for like a mother “She fusses over her husband” |
| dither | verb | make a fuss; be agitated |
| pother | verb | make upset or troubled |
| fuss | verb | worry unnecessarily or excessively |
| flap | verb | make a fuss; be agitated |
| bother | verb | to cause inconvenience or discomfort to |
| hassle | verb | annoy continually or chronically |
| bicker | verb | argue over petty things |
| spat | verb | engage in a brief and petty quarrel |
| squabble | verb | argue over petty things |
| pettifog | verb | argue over petty things |
| fussy | adjective | exacting especially about details |
| bustle | verb | move or cause to move energetically or busily |
| hustle | verb | move or cause to move energetically or busily |
| flurry | verb | move in an agitated or confused manner |
| fuss | noun | an excited state of agitation |
| fret | noun | agitation resulting from active worry |
| mother | noun | a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) |