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fusspotting

fusspotting is the present participle and gerund of fusspot.

Meaning of fusspot

Verb

fusspot (third-person singular simple present fusspots, present participle fusspotting, simple past and past participle fusspotted)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To make a fuss, particularly about trivial things.
    • I hadn't realised then that fusspotting about small details of social disorder was an Australian obsession.1999, Annie Caulfield, The Winners' Enclosure, page 67

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Questions about fusspotting

What is fusspotting the present participle and gerund of?
Fusspotting is the present participle and gerund of fusspot.

Words near fusspotting in the dictionary

  1. fussocky
  2. fusspot
  3. fusspots
  4. fusspotted
  5. fusspottery
  6. fusspotting
  7. fussy
  8. fussy cut
  9. fust
  10. fustanella
  11. fustanellaed

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