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fussed

/fʌst/

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Northern England/fʊst/

fussed is the simple past and past participle of fuss.

Meaning of fuss

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.
    • His grandmother will never quit fussing over his vegetarianism.
  2. (intransitive) To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust
    • Quit fussing with your hair. It looks fine.
  3. (transitive) To disturb (a person)
  4. (US, especially, intransitive) To cry or be ill-humoured.
  5. (intransitive) To show affection for, especially animals.
  6. (transitive) To pet.
    • He fussed the cat.

See all 9 meanings of fuss

Adjective

fussed (comparative more fussed, superlative most fussed)

  1. (UK, informal) Bothered; concerned.
    • He's just not that fussed about going to the party.
    • It's all right, I tell you. Can't you see I'm not fussed, not at all fussed?1923, Harry Leon Wilson, Oh, Doctor!, page 375

Forms of fussed

comparativemore fussed
superlativemost fussed

Words formed from fussed

Phrases with fussed

Words that rhyme with fussed

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Questions about fussed

What does fussed mean?
Fussed means bothered; concerned.
What is fussed the simple past and past participle of?
Fussed is the simple past and past participle of fuss.
What part of speech is fussed?
Fussed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fussed?
Fussed is pronounced /fʌst/.

Words near fussed in the dictionary

  1. fussbudgetry
  2. fussbudgets
  3. fussbudgety
  4. fussbutton
  5. fussbuttons
  6. fussed
  7. fussed around
  8. fussed over
  9. Fussell
  10. Fussells
  11. Fusselman

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