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fuss around

fuss around verb: to engage in useless, annoying or unhelpful activities.

Verb

fuss around (third-person singular simple present fusses around, present participle fussing around, simple past and past participle fussed around)

  1. (intransitive) To engage in useless, annoying or unhelpful activities.

Forms of fuss around

third-person singular presentfusses around
present participlefussing around
past participlefussed around
pastfussed around

Questions about fuss around

What does fuss around mean?
Fuss around means to engage in useless, annoying or unhelpful activities.
What part of speech is fuss around?
Fuss around is a verb.
What is the past tense of fuss around?
The past tense of fuss around is fussed around.

Words near fuss around in the dictionary

  1. fusospirochetal gingivitis
  2. fusospirochete
  3. fusospirochetes
  4. fuss
  5. fuss and feathers
  6. fuss around
  7. fuss over
  8. fuss-budget
  9. fuss-budgetry
  10. fuss-budgets
  11. fussable

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