an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle

They made a fuss over the new baby.

an argument or noisy dispute

They had a fuss about who should wash dishes.

a complaint or protest, esp. about something relatively unimportant.

to make a fuss; make much ado about trifles

You'll never finish the job if you fuss over details.

to complain esp. about something relatively unimportant.

to disturb, esp. with trifles; annoy; bother.

noun

calm , peace

noun

ado , agitation , altercation , argument , bickering , bother , broil * , bustle , commotion , complaint , confusion , controversy , difficulty , display , dispute , excitement , falling-out * , fight , flap , flurry , flutter , fret , furor , hassle , kick-up , objection , palaver , perturbation , quarrel , row , ruckus , scene , squabble , stew * , stink * , stir , storm , to-do * , turmoil , unrest , upset , wingding , worry , botheration , pother , annoy , complain , crab , disconcert , disturbance , fanfare , fidget , fume , gripe , hoo-ha , hubbub , nag , nitpick , pedantry , precisian , production , protest , rave , spat , sputter , squawk , stew , stickler , to-do , todo , to do , trouble , tumult , whine

verb

chafe , pother , bustle , putter

phrasal verb

carp at , peck at , pick on