- present tense form of fuss (3rd person singular).
fusses
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While Lord Wynstowe fusses around measuring chins and noses, Charlie and Alice are concerned with the grosser features of the human body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
But she pays little attention as she fusses around the grave and whispers sweet nothings to her dead son.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
Townley fusses splendidly as the nurturing Jane and is even better as Marian, a cynical editor for the Associated Press.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
It fusses over your toast, insisting that the flour it comes from has no more than 75 insect fragments and one rodent hair per 50 grams.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2022
She kneels on the concrete and fusses in her purse, extracting some tissues.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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