fuss

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. Needlessly nervous or useless activity; commotion: There was a lot of fuss on moving day.
2. n. A state of excessive and unwarranted concern over an unimportant matter: made a big fuss over one low test grade.
3. n. An objection; a protest: The longer working hours caused a big fuss.
4. n. A quarrel.
5. n. A display of affectionate excitement and attention: Everyone made a fuss over the new baby.
6. v. To trouble or worry over trifles.
7. v. To be excessively careful or solicitous: fussed over their children.
8. v. To get into or be in a state of nervous or useless activity: fussed with the collar of his coat.
9. v. To object; complain.
10. v. To disturb or vex with unimportant matters.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. Trifling, useless, or annoying activity; disorderly bustle; an anxious display of petty energy.
2. n. A disturbing course of action; a display of perturbed feeling; disturbance; tumult: as, to make a fuss over a disappointment.
3. n. A large, fat, bustling person.
4. To make much ado about trifles; make a bustle.
5. To disturb or confuse with trifling matters.

Wiktionary

1. n. countable or uncountable excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something
2. v. intransitive To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.
3. v. intransitive To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust; to worry something
4. v. intransitive To cry or be ill-humoured.
5. v. transitive To show affection for, especially animals.
6. v. transitive To pet.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.
2. n. rare One who is unduly anxious about trifles; a fussbudget.
3. v. To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a quarrel about petty points
2. n. a rapid active commotion
3. n. an excited state of agitation
4. n. an angry disturbance
5. v. worry unnecessarily or excessively
6. v. care for like a mother