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fussing around

fussing around is the present participle and gerund of fuss around.

Meaning of fuss around

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.

Questions about fussing around

What is fussing around the present participle and gerund of?
Fussing around is the present participle and gerund of fuss around.

Words near fussing around in the dictionary

  1. fussiest
  2. fussily
  3. fussiness
  4. fussinesses
  5. fussing
  6. fussing around
  7. fussing over
  8. fussings
  9. fussless
  10. fusslessness
  11. fussock

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