fuss


fuss (http://definr.com/fuss)

     n 1: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there
          was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: dither, pother,
           tizzy, flap]
     2: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they
        had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: trouble, bother,
         hassle]
     3: petty quarrel [syn: bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble]
     4: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry,
         ado, stir]
     v 1: worry unnecessarily of excessively [syn: niggle, fret]
     2: care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" [syn:
        mother, overprotect]