Explore Fuss through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like dither or tiff. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Fuss in a sentence
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Fuss meaning
- Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
- A complaint or noise; a scene.
- An exhibition of affection or admiration.
Synonyms of Fuss
Using Fuss
- The main meaning on this page is: Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something. | A complaint or noise; a scene. | An exhibition of affection or admiration.
- Useful related words include: dither, tiff, spat, bickering.
- In the example corpus, fuss often appears in combinations such as: the fuss, fuss about, fuss is.
Context around Fuss
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 13 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fuss
- In this selection, "fuss" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hate, anywhere, lest and weeknight stand out and add context to how "fuss" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all that fuss over a and all the fuss and love. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fuss" sits close to words such as adidas, analyse and appalled, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fuss
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I hate fuss,' she said emotionally. (6 words)
However, he is a friendly, chatty lad who likes a fuss. (11 words)
Chicken thighs are the best choice for an easy, no-fuss weeknight supper. (13 words)
If you’ve already seen “Frasier,” there’s never a bad time to head over to Hulu, Peacock or Paramount+ and revisit your favorite psychiatrist; and if you haven’t, do yourself a favor and see what all the fuss is about! (42 words)
If you own an Android phone, there's no general set of guidelines to follow in order to clean up your contacts list, but the process can be completed without much fuss (similar to that used by iPhone owners). (39 words)
Alanah Ward says Ballina Shire Council’s investment in new walking and cycling pathways is bearing fruit, with more and more visitors using them, and making special trips to Ballina to see what the fuss is all about. (38 words)
If you’ve already seen “Frasier,” there’s never a bad time to head over to Hulu, Peacock or Paramount+ and revisit your favorite psychiatrist; and if you haven’t, do yourself a favor and see what all the fuss is about! (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to him; the fact that there isn’t so much noise and fuss anywhere showed that the operation is moving smoothly with little hiccups.
Alanah Ward says Ballina Shire Council’s investment in new walking and cycling pathways is bearing fruit, with more and more visitors using them, and making special trips to Ballina to see what the fuss is all about.
All that fuss over a different colored passport, and then they didn't even bother to get one.
And, to the end, she insisted she never really understood the fuss about a woman being elected Speaker.
Another behaviour myth says that you should ignore your dog before leaving the house, instead of petting and making a fuss, lest you cause separation anxiety.
CBD vape capsules give you a slow release of cannabinoids without the fuss of lighting up and the lingering after-smell of smoking.
Chicken thighs are the best choice for an easy, no-fuss weeknight supper.
Describing the machine as “incredibly sleek and streamlined,” our tester couldn’t find any faults with the fuss-free appliance.
Didn’t want to make a fuss in case you guys felt left out.
Dr Jayaram replied: “We were also beginning to get a reasonable amount of pressure from senior management at the hospital not to make a fuss.
He is described as a who loves company, and is very affectionate as he "never turns down a fuss from anyone".
He is on Yumove Advance to help with his joints long term. He would suit a quieter household who can give him all the fuss and love that he deserves.
He was a sweet old man who never caused a fuss, so we gave him a special library card to check out the headphones.
However, he is a friendly, chatty lad who likes a fuss.
If you own an Android phone, there's no general set of guidelines to follow in order to clean up your contacts list, but the process can be completed without much fuss (similar to that used by iPhone owners).
If you’re just looking for your daily caffeine boost and not fussed about the intricacies of international roasting styles, don’t panic, Bedst makes a killer flat white with no fuss.
If you’re not, seek them out to see what the fuss is about.
If you’ve already seen “Frasier,” there’s never a bad time to head over to Hulu, Peacock or Paramount+ and revisit your favorite psychiatrist; and if you haven’t, do yourself a favor and see what all the fuss is about!
I hate fuss,' she said emotionally.
In fact, the simple, no-nonsense interface, intuitive setup, and simple operation could easily be selling points if you explicitly don’t want to fuss with unnecessary complications.
Common combinations with fuss
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the fuss 54×
- fuss about 19×
- fuss is 17×
- fuss and 17×
- fuss was 13×
- of fuss 13×
- fuss over 10×
- much fuss 9×
- no fuss 8×
- making fuss 6×