fusser

Example Sentences

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Mrs. Black was a continual and never-pausing fusser.

From The Dorrance Domain by Wells, Carolyn

Durand was not a "fusser," but he admired Peggy Stewart more than any girl he had ever known, and the friendship held no element of silly sentimentality.

From Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)

She is a born fusser about herself and everybody else for whom she feels responsible; and her vanity causes her to exaggerate her responsibilities officiously.

From Getting Married by Shaw, Bernard

He had become fashion's sprig, a "fusser" and butterfly, and he reproached his roommate for shunning the ladies.

From Ramsey Milholland by Tarkington, Booth

It will soon be supper time, and my aunt, where we are going to stay to-night, is quite a fusser.

From The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale Or, camping and tramping for fun and health by Hope, Laura Lee